Intro to article
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
While the world continues to live under the cloud of uncertainties and fear arising because of the COVID-19 outbreak, its impact on everyone’s psychology and behaviour is unimaginable.
As suggested by WHO, until the vaccine comes, Only way to fight with COVID 19 is social distancing , washing hand on regular basis , cutdown contact with strangers or items/exposed surfaces that are touched by several people to avoid possibility of catching the infection.
IoT can definetly minimize risk of spreading COVID 19 by eliminating the need to touch items to operate them in various places like home, hotel , offices or a hospital.
Smart Home:
A SMARTER HOME CAN BE ALWAYS A SAFER HOME. We are already cleaning and disinfect high touch surfaces daily in house like switches, doors handle, doorbell, remotes, toilets and sinks. There is a plethora of IoT devices such as smart video door phones, smart locks, smart lights, smart TVs, and smart air conditioners (ACs), among others, that can add a lot of convenience for smart home-use cases. In Smart home, these devices are contactless and can be work with our voice command through Voice assistants like Alexa/Google home or via Smart phones. Using voice control means people can avoid commonly touched surfaces around the home from smartphones, to TV remotes, light switches, thermostats, door handles, and more. Users can also schedule on and off times of these appliances, further reducing the physical contact one has to make to switch on/off the appliance.
SMART HOME doesn’t mean to buy new smart lights, smart fans, smart tv or smart AC. OQTAS technology can make your home SMART by converting existing devices smarter. One needs not to change any wiring or get new product. We can simply install a small kit (Goes inside switch Boards) and our software to install as per requirement .
Smart Office :
The legacy of COVID-19 will be that the precautions being taken now will continue for millions of people who are bringing new routines into their daily lives in and around Offices. Smart automations vendors and system providers can certainly emphasize the role of voice and other smart automations implementations to improve the day-to-day routines within a Office and the ability to minimize contact with shared surfaces, as well as securing and automating office deliveries.
MySpace Monitoring in Hotels:
Guests, that we would want to follow up a little closer, can be in closer contact with their caregivers or family. Panic buttons, sensors that monitor movement, energy, and even doors, can be used in Hotels and Guest houses, but also for the hotel Staffs . This allows direct, but also indirect, anomalies to be reported and timely action can be taken.
IOT can be used in smart Offices for Smart Water and beverages dispensers, smart access controls, smart facility management that includes control of Lighting, AC, Booking meeting rooms, for presentation and conference call , operating cafeteria to avoid crowd etc. One can use all office facilities and services simply via voice command or by mobile app lowering the risk of Covid-19 virus transmission.
Smart Hospital:
The world is fighting with novel coronavirus, healthcare officials are working tirelessly to provide the best facilities to prevent citizens from infection and to save those who are already infected. Our healthcare system is already working at its best to save Mankind from infection and also trying to save those who are already infected. In such a scenario, technology innovation are steadily making a difference to healthcare systems. Internet of Things (IoT) and other technologies like Cloud and AI, is of great use during the crisis.
Using IOT devices in healthcare system can definitely promote Contactless common surfaces like switches, doorhandles etc, also promotes social distancing by fixing appointment through smart speakers with confirmed timing as per Que - Seamless patient Flow , provide remote services to patients , and even makes doctors/nurses to work fast assuring proper data management. The technology can also be helpful in monitoring patients who are high-risk and hence can be a source of information to healthcare staff to take adequate action. Connected thermometers are being used by hospitals to screen patients and staff.
Smart Hotels:
The world over realize the importance of investments in automation that can remove some risk of dependence on humans and adapt without intervention to demand fluctuations in such uncertain times, they should automate but with empathy. During Covid - Crisis , Hospitality is the most impacted industry either in retails, hotel etc.
Using IOT devices in hotels, can also ensure contactless or No touch panels by converting hotels rooms into smart rooms where all devices will be operated via voice by Guests and Can also promote social distancing with zero Contact at the time of check-ins and Check Outs, which are seamless and save guests time as well as hotels manpower. IOT technology ensures personalized experience in hotels rooms for guests. Guess can avail all hotels/room services using Voice assistant.
IoT is becoming more of a necessity than luxury for homes, offices, and hotels. With social distancing in mind and to avoid multiple touch points, mobile apps and voice control is the way to go forward.
