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COVID-19 Can Create Opportunity for IoT in the Caribbean
Demonstrated use of sensors include a color and infra-red camera for “ body shape detection for the classification and estimation of health risks ” 12 , Kinsa ’ s “ smart ” thermometers which enabled real-time tracking of health data through the connected app 13 and a thermal vision system coupled with Cloud technology that aided in monitoring workers 14 .
Personal privacy concerns in “ tracking and tracing COVID-19 ” 15 16 directly contributed to the slow adoption of contact-tracing mobile apps 17 . Personal information is not needed to enforce social distancing in a work area . A wearable IoT device , issued to each worker in a plant 18 , can “ precisely sense when other devices breach the universally accepted 2m personal exclusion zone , alerting both wearers with a choice of either visual ( LED lights ), vibrating , or audio alarm ” 19 .
In order for the wearable ( or portable ) device solution to be effective , each individual can be issued one and it must be used ( as in the case of Kinsa ’ s thermometers ). This involves the cost
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Sooklal , S ., Hosein , P . and Teelucksingh , S . ( 2016 ) ‘ A Review of Human Body Shape Detection Techniques and Their Application to the Prediction of Health Risks ’, in 8th International Conference on e-Health , Madeira , Portugal , July , 2016 , p . 4 . Available at : http :// hosein . tt / papers / e-health2016 . pdf .
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Winn , Z . ( 2020 ) Smart thermometers use real-time data to help prevent outbreaks , Control Engineering . Available at : https :// www . controleng . com / articles / smart-thermometers-use-real-time-data-to-help-prevent-outbreaks / ( Accessed : 23 September 2020 ).
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Chopra , T . S . ( 2020 ) Factory workers face a major COVID-19 risk . AI can help keep them safe , World Economic Forum . Available at : https :// www . weforum . org / agenda / 2020 / 07 / factory-workers-face-a-major-COVID-19-riskhere-s-how-ai-can-help-keep-them-safe / ( Accessed : 23 September 2020 ).
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OECD ( 2020 ) Tracking and tracing COVID : Protecting privacy and data while using apps and biometrics . Paris . Available at : https :// read . oecd-ilibrary . org / view /? ref = 129 _ 129655-7db0lu7dto & title = Tracking-and-Tracing-COVID- Protecting-privacy-and-data-while-using .
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Scroxton , A . ( 2020c ) NCSC discloses multiple vulnerabilities in contact-tracing app , Computer Weekly . Available at : https :// www . computerweekly . com / news / 252483418 / NCSC-discloses-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-contacttracing-app ( Accessed : 23 May 2020 ).
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Findlay , S ., Palma , S . and Milne , R . ( 2020 ) Coronavirus contact-tracing apps struggle to make an impact , Financial Times . Available at : https :// www . ft . com / content / 21e438a6-32f2-43b9-b843-61b819a427aa ( Accessed : 20 May 2020 ).
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Naughton , K . ( 2020 ) Ford Tests Buzzing Wristbands to Create Safe Work Distances , Bloomberg . Available at : https :// www . bloomberg . com / news / articles / 2020-04-15 / ford-tests-buzzing-distancing-wristbands-to-keepworkers-apart ( Accessed : 18 April 2020 ).
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Wilson , J . ( 2020 ) ‘ Safe Spacer ’ wearable could help ensure social-distancing compliance , E & T Magazine . Available at : https :// eandt . theiet . org / content / articles / 2020 / 05 / safe-spacer-wearable-could-help-ensure-social-distancingcompliance / ( Accessed : 6 June 2020 ).
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