In these modern days of technology, the Internet of Things appears to be the future as it already enhances lots of devices used domestically or in the professional world to be connected, thereby giving them the ability to perform data exchange over the Internet. In this present pandemic, one of the key challenges, apart from finding a vaccine, has been ineffectiveness, coming from not being able to reach COVID-19 patients. This calls for a need to leverage the facilities offered through the Internet of Things. In some European countries, the IoT has already been put to good use by serving the intended purpose in various domains through the Internet of Medical Things or the Internet of Healthcare Things. The IoT can be used for monitoring and capturing the health data in various remote locations where COVID-19 patients can be found.

Source: Punch August 01, 2020 23:03 UTC