Table 6.

IoT-enabled/linked smartphone applications during COVID-19

Model	Application	Function	Origin	Phase
[63]	nCapp	∙ Keeps database updated	China	I
		∙ Provides available consulting
		∙ Controlling patient’s long-term health
[64]	DetectaChem	∙ Taking COVID-19 low-cost tests using a kit connected to a smartphone application	USA	I
[65]	Stop Corona	∙ Getting daily health reports including contacts, symptoms, and locations	Croatia	I
		∙ Building a map with high risk spots
[66, 128, 142, 143]	Social Monitoring	∙ Track patients diagnosed with COVID-19	Russia	II
		∙ Access to the user’s information by government (privacy concern)
[67, 144, 145]	Selfie app	∙ Monitoring patients by asking randomly to send selfies	Poland	II
[68, 146]	Civitas	∙ Determining perfect time for suspected cases to leave for essentials	Canada	II
[69, 128]	StayHomeSafe	∙ Monitoring arrivals at the airport with use of smartphone application and a wristband	Hong Kong	II
[15, 70, 147, 148]	Aarogya Setu	∙ Linking people and health services better	India	III
[71, 149]	TraceTogether	∙ Capturing the people who were close to the user with encrypted IDs	Singapore	III
		∙ Access to the user’s information by government (privacy concern)
		∙ Notifying people who were in close contact with the user if the user is infected
[72]	Hamagen	∙ Finding out if the user has been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19	Israel	III
[73]	Coalition	∙ Securely notifying about detected cases who users have been in contact with	USA	III
[74, 150]	BeAware Bahrain	∙ Alerting people who have been in close contact with infected person	Bahrain	III
		∙ Track self-isolated people
		∙ Location services must be ON
[75, 151]	eRouska (smart quarantine)	∙ Capturing physical contacts between user and people	Czech Republic	III
[76]	Social Media - Whatsapp	∙ Provide healthcare support without visiting hospital	Singapore	I, II, III
		∙ Consulting with a physician is available