Covid-19: Evolution of technology due to pandemic

Team Udayavani, Apr 5, 2020, 4:04 PM IST

Covid-19 has created chaos around the world and most of the countries are now under a lockdown. But amid the panic and fear, many experts say that this will lead to a huge change in our lifestyle and we will lean more towards technology.

Here are a few examples of technology that will be adopted as a of the coronavirus outbreak.

Cashless transactions

The pandemic will result in most of the people going cashless and adoption of digital currencies.

Hands free doors

There will be an increase in the use of hands-free doors and handles to unlock doors without touching them and will help reduce the number of surface contact infections in public spaces.

IoT

There will be an increase in IoT device utilization to reduce surface contact exposure.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine will be used more often as by using telemedicine people can minimize exposure to infected patients and prevents people from going to medical facilities unnecessarily.