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Disinfecting robots, geolocation, drones, apps, artificial intelligence. The pandemic of the coronavirus has made it possible to show off all the available technology that exists in the world. Technological advances available for your battles.

So it's surprising about this pandemic, including how it lives thanks to technology
No other outbreak in history has been detected and investigated as detailed and in almost real time. And although having so much information causes the feeling of alarm and anxiety, the research also allows to understand and develop a vaccine for the virus (SARS-COV-2), progressing faster than ever"

China and South Korea are the main countries where technology has been a tool to attack this virus. Which to date has infected nearly 170 thousand and caused the death of 6 thousand 513 people worldwide.

Asia and its technological commitment due to the coronavirus
In China, since the beginning of the outbreak, disinfectant robots, drones have appeared to remind citizens that it is mandatory to wear a mask, thermometer cars patrolling the streets, and apps to report about infected people nearby.

The Chinese government used the QR code to organize the residents based on their exposure to the virus, and for this she joined the trading giants Alibaba and Tencent, who through their platform gave citizens access to a QR code - green, yellow or red - on which their mobility depended and the number of days in quarantine they should spend
Continuing with the use of technology, the Chinese authorities have also used big data. They used the information about transfers, phone calls and even the purchase of medicines to detect possible infections. And all this is not without criticizing the privacy of people's data.

In South Korea, technology has also been a tool to combat the virus. Not without criticising the importance of maintaining the privacy of people's data, as has happened in China.

The Korean government has decided to publish movements of people who have been diagnosed with the virus. And to track their journeys, they investigated using GPS phone tracking, credit card data, surveillance videos, and patient interviews. This system aims to inform via text messages if they have crossed the path with carriers, according to the Washington Post.
In that country, there are also downloadable apps that help: provide information about diagnosed cases and warn the population if they have encountered any of the cases.

While these types of methods seem to be a great way to combat the virus, ethical dilemmas about the privacy of people's data remain. This is due to the fact that there were cases when some citizens could be identified even without the name being published. For this reason, they received a lot of criticism, and some even needed psychological support.
Don't touch anyone!
Avoiding human contact is one of the measures, if not the most important, so that the coronavirus does not spread faster. And in that sense, the technology has also helped. And China, Neolix, a company that makes unmanned vehicles, had a revival in its orders. Alibaba Group and other companies have ordered over 200 vehicles since the outbreak.

The vans of this company are responsible for delivering orders and reducing physical contact between people.

To avoid contact, disinfecting drones have also worked in recent months. These can not only disinfect certain areas, but can also be used to remind people to wear a mask. And that they couldn't meet as a group. In this way, the drone would fly, approach the person, and an officer told someone through a microphone that they could not be mounted or put on the mask.

Coronavirus: the technology fighting this historic pandemic