Traditional COVID-19 diagnostic techniques, like antigen testing and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), have shown efficiency in validating infections; however, these techniques failed in preventing the disease from spreading since they can’t detect the disease in its early stages [5]. That was the...
Consequently, these smart cities were able to act more swiftly and effectively during the COVID-19 crisis [139]. Below, we briefly discuss some initiatives by some of the leading smart cities in their fight against COVID-19. Singapore has launched a mobile application called TraceTogether that ...