Wu Manqing, an academic with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said big data and artificial intelligence technology played a positive role in China´s battle against the new Coronavirus (Covid-19).
Wu said during a press conference on (Covid-19) that telecommunications companies used big data to analyze the flows of people and put the epidemic in key areas during important periods, noting that the China Electronics Technology Group developed a close communication detector, which enables users by entering their names and personal identification numbers Just find out if they are in close contact with someone who has the virus.
Wu said the Chinese Academy of Information and Communications Technology has developed a platform to ensure the immediate supply and distribution of medical materials. Also, many infrared temperature measuring instruments and devices that incorporate artificial intelligence technology have been developed to reduce the risk of transient injury and increase the effectiveness of temperature checks.
In the same context, big data played an important role in helping companies to ensure or resume their operations within a safe, sound and orderly scale.
Gao Shangsheng, an official with the Service Data Administration Office of south China´s Guangdong Province, said the province has launched a health code system, which allows registered users to use their health codes as "certificates" that demonstrate their health status.
The health symbol integrates large data from government checks, registration in public places and health and transportation directorates, to ensure the safe return of migrant workers and facilitate registration and reporting.
