ABSTRACT
In March 2020, the world has experienced a series of COVID-19 infections that followed thetrend of an epidemic curve: an initial phase with few infections and limited response, followed by a take-off of the famous epidemic curve accompanied by a national barrier to level the curve. Then, once the curve peaked, governments faced what President Trump has called “the biggest decision” in his life: when and how to handle the end of the social isolation phase.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for COVID-19 Analytics told India that this new technology is software-based to develop the ability to think and make decisions in a machine. Artificial intelligence is considered to be the most advanced form of computer science and in this a mind is made in which a computer can think a computer brain, which can think like humans. After installing it in the existing CCTV setup, it will be easy to keep an eye on social distancing. This is a technical solution based on images; hardware changes may also be required in very old CCTV setups. Through the technology, CCTV itself can be used to identify whether the people standing in the radius are wearing or not wearing masks. Along with this, it can also be monitored whether social distancing is being followed at some place according to the guidelines of the government or people are standing close as before.
Throughout the pandemic, great emphasis has been placed on sharing (lacking) critical information between different countries, particularly from China, on the spread of the disease. This chapter discusses the way in which governments could take advantage of these technologies to manage a future pandemic and perhaps even the closure phases of the current one.
