Recent studies indicate that the smartwatches can detect COVID-19 using their sensors. researchers from Mount sinai observed that the Apple Watch can detect small changes in the 's heartbeat a week before they feel ill, detecting the presence of the new coronavirus well before symptoms appear. 5qr6a
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The study of Mount sinai, entitled "WarriorsWatch“, involved research on a group of 297 healthcare workers, between April 29 and September 29. The participants used Apple Watches with special research apps equipped that measure changes in heart rate. In the study, seven days before the test that confirms the infection, the volunteers had significant changes in their heartbeats.
Another similar study by Stanford University, which had participants using smartwatches various companies such as Garmin, Fitbit, Applee others showed that 81% of those infected with the new coronavirus had changes in their heart rhythms up to 9 days before diagnosis.
The impact of the study and its dissemination may be important for the fight against the pandemic, since the smartwatches can detect COVID-19 before symptoms appear, it is possible that this causes asymptomatic infected people to start isolation earlier, avoiding infections of many people by with them before the virus manifests itself. The researchers, however, were not the only ones to detect this, as for example the company NeuTigers who developed an AI product called CovidDeep, which used in conjunction with the monitoring accessory Empathic E4, measures various vital signs of patients and can detect infection with 90% certainty. The company intends to develop its own application for smartwatches.
Even without their own research apps, the use of heart rate meters can still help, showing constant changes and making it possible for s to suspect something from a simple analysis of this data. Even with vaccines being applied around the world and in Brazil, until the entire population is immunized will still take a long time, so the more forms of prevention, the better.
Source: Engadget
