SARS coronavirus 2, which is causing the Covid-19 disease, has brought the world and its estimated 7.8-billion population to its knees.
The global lockdown and paralysis can be attributed to several reasons, including overconfidence and a lackadaisical attitude on the part of governments that resulted in downplaying the impact of the virus.
That said, technologies—such as big data, cloud computing, supercomputers, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, 3D printing, thermal imaging and 5G—are being used to effectively complement the traditional methods of increased hygiene, self- and forced quarantines, and enforced global travel bans.
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