Abstract
In December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection that caused pneumonia spread to Wuhan City, Hubei
Province, China. Fever, dry cough, and fatigue are typical clinical manifestations of
COVID-19, frequently accompanied by pulmonary involvement. SARS-CoV-2 is
highly contagious, making most people in the general population susceptible to
infection. One of the most popular technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), has much
potential for combating the coronavirus outbreak. It has transformed real-world objects
into sophisticated virtual ones. The Internet of Things (IoT) aims to connect everything
in our world and assist users in controlling the objects in their immediate vicinity and
keeping them informed of their current state. IoT devices sense the environment
without human or machine interaction and send the gathered data to the Internet cloud.
Tens of millions of devices are connected via the Internet of Things (IoT), and the
number of connected devices is rapidly increasing.
The chapter aims to highlight the role of IoT devices in detecting Covid-19. It details
the different architectures of the system. Various domains, like the role of machines in
healthcare, transportation, entertainment, retailing, and education, are detailed. It
addresses challenges - awareness, accessibility, human power crisis, affordability, and
accountability. Some of the future directions managed including edge architecture,
cryptography, blockchain, machine learning, digital twin, unified network integration,
context-aware accessibility, edge and fog computing, and sensor and actuator
integration are summarized.