Table 2.

IoT enabled healthcare helpful during COVID-19 Pandemic.

S No	Applications	Description	References
1	Treatment of COVID-19 patient	•IoT having real-time location service used for the best treatment of the COVID-19 patient •Different medical devices and apparatus like nebulisers, scales, wheelchair, pumps, and other devices are used for monitoring in the context of IoT •Also check, monitor and control the environmental condition like temperature, humidity, etc	54, 55, 56
2	Smart Hospital	•IoT provides a smart hospital using a connected dedicated network and automation •Software provides proper information regarding ongoing abnormalities of the patient •The smart hospital provides all information with a complete digitisation of the system; thus, reducing the waiting time of the patient •It provides an analysis of records for the process & patient •Data analysis help daily operation to improve the care of the COVID-19 patient	57, 58, 59, 60
3	Storage of COVID-19 patient data	•IoT devices can transmit, efficiently store and analyse data of COVID-19 patient for better treatment in the future •Increase awareness about the cause of this virus •Helpful to check and analyse the recovered of the patient	61, 62, 63
4	Originate multiple sources and devices	•In healthcare, IoT provides multiple sources and device which can be automatically be analysed •IoT device automatically collects, reports and store the required data of the COVID-19 patients •It helps to decide complex cases, as a result, reduce error in surgeries and medicine	64, 65, 66, 67
5	Accurate decision making	•Due to different communication required for accurate surgery, this technology record data and make an accurate and quality decision •Helpful in an accurate recording of COVID-19 patient data which was previously difficult to capture by the doctors	68, 69, 70
6	Monitor status of the COVID-19 patient	•It predicts the arrival of the COVID-19 patient and monitors the status of support facilities •Helps in monitoring cleanliness and infection in hospital and support areas •Access information of the COVID-19 patient and stores other details	71, 72, 73
7	Alert about the COVID-19 disease	•In life-threatening circumstances, this technology alerts the human for COVID-19 disease with real-time tracking •It quickly notifies people via linked devices •Report and correctly gives an opinion about the condition of human health •Provide real-time alerting, on-time treatment and monitoring with better accuracy	74, 75, 76
8	Information to the healthcare worker	•The proper information to healthcare worker, location, time identification, and database •Proper lightening through personal control and intimate about the patient need •Best way to communicate doctors with the patient and their family member	77, 78, 79
9	Proper medication	•It monitors proper medication to the body as well as intake of proper protein and diet for the COVID-19 patient •Check and monitor the improvement of the patient in daily life	80, 81, 82
10	Proper facilities	•The patient workflow can easily automate by IoT to provide proper facilities in healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic •It exchanges information to make healthcare service effective •It seems the best technique for better utilising quality resources, which improves the planning of complex surgery	83,84
11	Check level of glucose	•Check the level and flow of glucose as per the requirement of the patient •Automatically adjust the insulin amount within the safe range	85, 86, 87
12	Assist in remote areas	•For villages far away from hospitals, IoT can help remotely located patients, contact doctors, via smart mobile phone applications •Helpful in checkup of a COVID-19 patient and identify the cause of the infection •It will improve patient care and increase digitisation in the hospital	88, 89, 90
13	Detection of an asthma attack	•It quickly detects the symptoms of asthma before an attack can occur •Notified about the attack and information related its prevention	91,92
14	Reminder about medication time	•The main application of this technology is to remind patient about to take their medication •During missing of does, it alerts the patient to take in the required time	93, 94, 95
15	Emergency case	•In an emergency case, IoT analyse the distance and access patient profile before reaching nearly facility/hospital •This result to improve emergency care and reduced the associated losses	96,97
16	Smart bed	•IoT applications are attempting towards making a smart bed which can change height as per the COVID-19 patient’s requirements •This smart bed can automatically adjust the appropriate pressure and support to the patient	98,99