In his address to the nation last evening, PM Shri
Modiji urged the citizen to take following steps to conquer Covid-19 ,
Ø Have
a Sankalp ( Resolve
/ Determination )
Ø Observe
Sanyam (
Restraint / Self-control )
He outlined the steps to be taken by the public in both
these areas , including the appeal to stay inside homes on Sunday, March 22 [
Janata Curfew ]
He briefly touched upon the fact that, as of now, there
is no vaccine / medicine for preventing / curing Covid-19 , although many countries are working
on development of one
To Shri Modiji’s slogan ( Sankalp with Sanyam ) , I would
like to add one more, viz: Shastras ( Weapons )
If Covid-19 , is to be treated as World War – III, then
we need “weapons “ which are much more sophisticated than the Atom Bomb dropped
on Hiroshima ( Aug 06 , 1945 ) /
Nagasaki ( Aug 09 )
Weapons which are tiny ( as compared to the Atom Bomb )
but capable of covering the land-mass of the entire World ( not just 2 cities )
Weapons which do not “ destroy “ the population but “
detect “ the enemy virus Covid hiding inside human bodies
Here are some of those Shastras for consideration by
the Government :
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[ A ]……..
Remotely detecting every citizen running high body
temperature
In my earlier blog [ Marriage
of Technologies to contain Corona ? Yes ! ], I had suggested :
Ø Thermal
Imaging software embedded into roadside CCTV
cameras ( with Infrared Night Vision
) all over the cities / towns ( or embedded into cameras mounted on Drones ) + embedded
Facial Recognition Software + Software to link each captured face with Aadhar Database
( photo + Biometric ) of all citizen
This combination of hardware and
software, will instantly “ identify / detect “any citizen running a high
temperature ( as soon as his face is visible on CCTV / Drone based camera ) and
,
# Send him SMS on his mobile to go for VIRUS
TEST at the nearest test lab ( giving
address of that lab ). No need for any
separate “authorization “ from anyone . And
no
payment of testing fees ( Govt to DBT to private labs , upon uploading of TEST
RESULTS on Govt Health Portal )
# Send SMS to the concerned lab , giving full
details of the person
# Send SMS to all other concerned Government Authorities
/ Health Portals
# Repeated “ face image capture “ by different
cameras at different times and
different locations, will track the journey of
such an individual . This path will show
up on
the Dashboard of the CENTRAL
CONTROL CENTRE for COVID [ 4C ]
Extract :
Ø “ The
government is exploring all possible TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS to deal with the
contemporary challenge of Covid-19 “
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[ B
]…….. Preventing persons running
high temperature from entering Public Places
(
Source : Ramco
Systems Announces Facial Recognition-Based Touchless Attendance System )
Extract :
Ø RamcoGEEK’s facial
recognition capabilities allow it to detect and authenticate the faces of staff
members, noting their attendance as well as their temperature.
Ø The door sensors can
restrict access to individuals that register a temperature higher than normal, and the attendance
tracking system can automatically register and apply a leave-of-absence for the
employee based on their temperature results while communicating the
information to management in real-time, Ramco says.
Ø “We built this
application to help better address a crisis through technology,” said Aggarwal,
adding that “ robust
containment through a robust attendance and access system “ with zero
contact and temperature measurement can be key to avoid easy spread of the
virus that may take place with biometric access system.”
Additional Read :
Ø From BAD
to MAD ………………………………………….. [ 01 June 2016 ]
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[ C
]….
AI based remote monitoring system
(
Source
: Coronavirus
pandemic | Hong Kong fights COVID-19 using device developed by
IIT
alumnus' startup )
Extract :
Ø Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Hong Kong is
using artificial intelligence (AI)-based remote
monitoring system to track the
health of COVID-19 patients and detecting symptoms of disease in quarantined people
Ø Everion, which includes biosensor, was developed five
years ago to monitor heart failure patients. It is worn on the arm and can
measure over 20 different biomarkers in real-time like oxygen levels,
respiratory patterns, temperature and heart rate
Ø The biosensor used in the device includes a
companion smartphone app that asks questions to patients about their symptoms
and a web dashboard that doctors use to observe patients, as per the report
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[ D
] …… Every Mobile phone sold in India must be
pre-installed with ISRO’s NaVIC GPS
Ø This
will enable tracking of virus-affected citizen , 24x7
Ref : Congrats
, Shri Shivang Luthraji, [ 22 Sept 2018 ]
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[ E
]
…… Every Mobile Phone to be pre-installed with location system of What3Words
Ø For
faster EMERGENCY response
Ø For
enabling GOVERNMENT to give everyone an address in record time
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[ F
] …. Urge Microsoft to
enhance its mobile app SEEING AI
, to be able to read / transmit
body
temperature of a person
Extract :
Ø The app can….. recognize and describe
people around you and their facial expressions….. Recognize and locate
the faces of people you’re with, as well as facial characteristics, approximate age, emotion, and more.
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The above-mentioned “ List of Technologies “ ( - nearly
all , tried and tested ), is by no means comprehensive.
I am sure, our
technocrats will come up with many more
What I am not sure is :
“ Which of the following will evaluate – then make it “
It is My Job “ , to implement those found worthy ? “
Cabinet nod to
setting up of 12-member technology group [ 20 Feb 2020 ]
Prime Minister’s
Science Technology Innovation Advisory Council [ PM-STIAC ] (Aug 2018 )
“ New, Emerging and Strategic Technology “ [ NEST ] Division set up by External
Affair Ministry [ 03 Jan
2020 ]
Ref : Troika
of Technology ?
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Dear Dr HarshVardhanji,
You are best placed to
decide WHO and empowered to lay down target date , WHEN
In this “ Vaishwik
Mahamari ( World War – III ) “, you are the GENERAL !
With regards,
Hemen parekh
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20 March 2020
hcp@RecruitGuru.com