Researchers are increasingly looking at these devices and other such wearables as a possible early warning system for the deadly virus. Scripps researchers had already previously demonstrated the value of wearables in predicting influenza in a study published in January in the British journal The Lancet. Scripps researchers say they hope to show that wearables data may be more reliable than temperature checks. Scientists say wearables can provide data on body temperature, heart and respiratory rates, sleep and activity patterns and other indicators which can be used as diagnostic tools. Researchers from Stanford University announced plans in April to participate in research on wearables, in collaboration with Scripps, for Covid-19 and other diseases.

Source: Daily Nation June 08, 2020 07:52 UTC