Beijing, April 10, 2020 (Xinhua) In the 21st century characterized by a high level of globalization, victory over the novel coronavirus pandemic depends on the solidarity of people around the world and people's confidence in the ability to develop modern technology with human wisdom and to serve humanity.
Since March 11, when the World Health Organization declared that the outbreak of the new Corona virus could be classified as a “pandemic”, with the virus spreading increasingly around the world, scientists and engineers in the field of advanced technology, as well as doctors and health experts, rushed to To accelerate the use of modern devices in the fight against the virus and facilitate the daily life of the masses.
In this context, the Director-General of the organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, "There will be challenges in the future, and we want everyone to do their part." Everyone also agreed that the best way to deal with this difficult time is to remain calm and move forward in advancing the application of modern technology while strengthening the solidarity of senior international scholars and rejecting discrimination, suspicions and mutual accusations between different nationalities.
--"Sherlock Holmes" in search
During a WHO press conference last month, Bruce Aylward, who headed the China-WHO joint mission on COVID-19 and visited the China Center for Diseases in Wuhan, said China's "tremendous response with technology" , including big data and artificial intelligence, as well as online communications and payments, with all its content plays a decisive role.
Chinese companies specializing in technology have made breakthroughs in the manufacture of advanced equipment, starting with disinfection and inspection robots and artificial intelligence technology that people described as "Sherlock Holmes", and passing through the fifth generation of communication technology that enables doctors to diagnose patients' conditions remotely through glasses. Virtual reality, right up to the rapidly developing "home economy" under the new conditions.
In order to avoid the spread of the virus, researchers specialized in revealing the method of transmission of the virus did their best to inquire in detail about the path of a patient during the 14 days preceding the day on which it was confirmed that he was infected with the virus, to advise those who dealt with him or rode with him the same bus or metro and other things. Public transport means that they must remain in quarantine for a period of no less than 14 days to ensure their safety.
Thanks to big data technology, researchers in the western Chinese city of Chongqing succeeded in revealing that a patient was infected with the virus on a bus he rode 3 days ago with another patient. The conclusion reached by the researchers came through their review of bus records and fare card fees, to accurately locate the two people and trace the path of infection.
In fact, the American Business TV News Channel reported that in other countries such as South Korea and Spain, robots are also being used in hospitals. The World Economic Forum also indicated in a report published on its website that Asian countries encourage the innovation of artificial intelligence technologies in the midst of combating the virus, other than the use of robots and drones on the front lines, and also the use of big data technology in a "more realistic" way.
--"John Watson" in the service of hospitals
In addition to "Sherlock Holmes", the most attention-grabbing technologies are disinfection and inspection robots that have been increasingly used on the front lines during China's fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak to reduce the risk of cross-infection and improve efficiency. Also, with the support of the artificial intelligence platform, some robots can remotely provide medicines, food and even entertainment to patients and also monitor their vital signs, so much so that some users described it as Assistant Inspector "Holmes", Dr. John H. Watson.
Since the beginning of February, more than 30 disinfection robots designed and produced by an enterprise in Shanghai have been put into operation in major hospitals in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to contain the spread of the virus. During the same month, thousands of robots began their duties in hospitals across China, which greatly helped in the fight against this disease.
For his part, Pan Jing, CEO of the company ((Shanghai Timerop)), which manufactures the disinfection robot, said that the white robot is equipped with a unit "on its head" to spray hydrogen peroxide and 9 ultraviolet lamps "in its belly", and it can perform multiple forms of disinfection. In environments where man and machine exist together. With the help of navigation technology, the robot can automatically avoid any obstacles in its path.
-- Fifth generation lifestyles and work
With 5G technology, robots can help medical staff carry out tasks including consultation, disinfection, cleaning, and drug delivery. Robotics maker CloudMinds and China Mobile's Shanghai subsidiary have participated in the development of 5G robots and donated the first batch of them to a Shanghai hospital last month.
5th generation thermometers were also used in China to detect any possible fever, while smart bracelets working in conjunction with the artificial intelligence platform were seen in the hands of patients and medical personnel to monitor vital signs.
In this context, a Chinese company specialized in manufacturing robots, which had supplied a Chinese smart field hospital with its devices, stated that "doctors have found that robots and smart devices are useful in monitoring the patient's vital signs remotely without making any direct contact, thanks to generation Fifth communication.
Based on 5G technology, a kind of smart door magnetic system, applied in Jiangsu and Guangdong provinces, is able to monitor the status of doors of households that need to be quarantined and immediately report to community service workers.
Many hospitals have also conducted remote diagnostics and timely shared clinical treatment and nucleic acid detection results for a large number of patients with other medical institutions through the 5G network.
In late March, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a report to accelerate the development of 5G technologies in a wide range of areas, such as facilitating 5G network construction, enriching 5G application scenarios, investing heavily in 5G research and development and enhancing network integrity The fifth generation, and this has drawn the features of future lifestyles and work in China and even the world.
Meanwhile, major Chinese telecom operators "China Mobile", "China Telecom" and "China Unicom" have expressed their determination to join hands and accelerate the construction of 5G network infrastructure.
Contrary to the fears of some that the era of globalization has ended because of this virus and the preventive measures taken by many countries to prevent its spread, with the rapid deepening of interdependence, communication, and the advancement of modern technology, and with joint cooperation between the countries of the world, humanity will achieve victory over this pandemic.