Wearable Devices for Monitoring and Detecting COVID-19 Symptoms

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Completed
Project Line:
Health Technology Review
Project Sub Line:
Health Technology Update
Project Number:
EN0021-000

Wearable devices — such as watches, arm bands, and patches — may help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Wearable technologies could improve early symptom detection, especially through close monitoring of contacts . They may also safely monitor patients from a distance and limit health care worker exposure. This bulletin explores different wearable technologies in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic