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Topic: Blockchain can help fighting corona (Read 358 times)
Interesting thoughts, i agree with some of it, lets see how it goes
It seems interesting and in any other way, blockchain will defiantly turn savior in security majors. As Blockchain can hold the data securely and technology is viable for monitoring the real-time result, it can be one of the options and if it will get collaborated with the AI it can help to show the real-time test results for the individual and can be tracked globally. 
It should be real-time because in any point in time, people could acquire the virus and it is too hard to detect it already since you need to undergo tests and wait for the result. With the application of blockchain technology, maybe what we can improve is the monitoring of active coronavirus cases that could not be changed and is good for transparency. Though, there are countries that don't want to disclose the actual number the infections, how could we implement blockchain monitoring if the test kits availability isn't enough.
I think the technology is viable for monitoring but in my opinion using block chain is useless because what we need is contact tracing not monitoring, quarantine does the work though the quality varies per country, I do not think now is the time that we should use block chain for those things and such.
It should be real-time because in any point in time, people could acquire the virus and it is too hard to detect it already since you need to undergo tests and wait for the result. With the application of blockchain technology, maybe what we can improve is the monitoring of active coronavirus cases that could not be changed and is good for transparency. Though, there are countries that don't want to disclose the actual number the infections, how could we implement blockchain monitoring if the test kits availability isn't enough.
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Today Germany reported that 100.000 people that were infected are healthy now. Most probably they are immune at least for a period of time. Those people should be allowed to move freely and go to work work. Those people can be very important in returning to normality because they can do many things that still non infected can not safely do now. I think some sort of written statement from a medical institution should be issued to those people. This statement must have high level of integrity and be easily confirmed. There I see the role for purpose developed block chain type global computer network. It is not good for contact tracing as I see it.
When we had the deadly variola epidemic long time ago, we were all vaccinated quickly and the spread of the infection stopped. But for months after that on every trip outside town, on every flight I had show a little booklet with data of may vaccination and a photo ID. I think the same will be required in this situation but this time rt will be an electronic verifiable record. Block chain technology would be ideal for this.
And it would help bitcoin get wider acceptance too. Imagine headlines like "Bitcoin based technology helps save the world from corona virus pandemic".
When we had the deadly variola epidemic long time ago, we were all vaccinated quickly and the spread of the infection stopped. But for months after that on every trip outside town, on every flight I had show a little booklet with data of may vaccination and a photo ID. I think the same will be required in this situation but this time rt will be an electronic verifiable record. Block chain technology would be ideal for this.
And it would help bitcoin get wider acceptance too. Imagine headlines like "Bitcoin based technology helps save the world from corona virus pandemic".
Correct me if i got your point wrong or not. Does this mean it will gonna determine conveniently the contact tracing? The root of the covid will be trace then?
I somehow like your idea about that id with keys. But with this current situation we are facing it is hard to develop and implement it now. Are we just gonna give ids to those PUI, PUM and COVID POSITIVE only?
I somehow like your idea about that id with keys. But with this current situation we are facing it is hard to develop and implement it now. Are we just gonna give ids to those PUI, PUM and COVID POSITIVE only?
There were many people that were cured from the virus,but got infected again.
This is very interesting. Is this valid information? Could you please provide the information source?I also don't know about this, but I also read that it's not about reinfection but its because the patient hasn't even recovered yet. And for test accuracy problem, is it because of a human error, no?
So for OP, this idea is not possible to happen in the near future because even from the medical side there are still many problems and not to mention the other things that have been mentioned before.
But that's very creative thinking tho.
I was sure that a way to fight the coronavirus using blockchain would be found and this happened
I don't think its something to make decentralized regarding Corona patients, vaccine or related stuff. All the government have been storing data about COVID-19 epidemic. I don't see any point to use blockchain technology about it rather than help world populations especially for foods. I have no idea how to use blockchain to help but it's quite important on current circumstances. On the other hand your idea is leveling to Corona patients and his details which would be harmful for them. Because when a Corona patient released from hospital after cure then people don't wanna take him easily and try to ignore him (I have heard some story like this). Better just keep as it is, no blockchain requires store data for COVID-19.
I think you are talking for people who are already effected and when they are cured but what about projects on the blockchain to avoid contact at the initial stage as prevention.
-Blockchain technology can help by supplying something like relief goods and etc. Aside from that unlimited transaction of digital cash is the most variable to maintain minimum to maximum volume of payment for daily basic as online source , blockchain services is suitable to use in case of emergency like this pandemic
Indeed blockchain can really help during these situation, I'm living in third world country, I know how things are being handled but I'm sure blockchain is not what we really need now. What we need now is manpower, volunteers to get the relief goods in any place in locked down cities. But I guess if we had enough time to prepare we could've utilize the every inch of blockchain to help during these days that food is limited in the market. This is a wake up call for all of us, we must look into blockchain after the pandemic ends.
-Blockchain technology can help by supplying something like relief goods and etc. Aside from that unlimited transaction of digital cash is the most variable to maintain minimum to maximum volume of payment for daily basic as online source , blockchain services is suitable to use in case of emergency like this pandemic
It was at this moment that the early blockchains fans think how blockchain technologies can solve our problem, like for example "convenience". If we had educated the people about it, we wouldn't have a problem right now about how we are able to manage successfully the social distancing protocols. rather those who have known blockchain can quickly use their knowledge and prevent more infections and casualties by digitalizing all their moves including when they want to go out to buy some food. in that case, there will be no problem with social distancing. But instead of supporting it, most countries decline the idea behind it and some banned it without some proper research. it could have been a big help right now but the government wasted it.
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I know this thread is about blockchain helping corona, But Corona has alternatives and can be cured by this (sorry didn't find English version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM229TQjusQ
Some of his publications has been blocked already.
Testimony of a cured person of covid19 (Still Spanish sorry.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM229TQjusQ
Some of his publications has been blocked already.
Testimony of a cured person of covid19 (Still Spanish sorry.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM229TQjusQ
It is too expensive and complicated for developers. Blockchain is a great technology, of cause, but it is unable to fix all the problems in the world. If we couldn't successfully implement blockchain for voting system, how can it be effective for beating the pandemic?
In order to return to some normality it is essential to track corona virus history of everybody. Not very democratic but also very un-avoidable.
What we urgently need is the vaccines and multiple repeated antibody testings.
Medical authority should develop public/private key pairs one for each person an keep the private keys.
All virus related test results should be entered in the block-chain similar to bitcoin transactions now.
In near future when the vaccine is finally developed vaccinations and subsequent antibody tests should be entered in the block chain too.
Once somebody has finally recovered or vaccinated and is medically proven not to be the virus spreading carrier that person should be issued a machine readable ID card with photo ID signed by private key kept by the medical authority.
Special network connected check block chain nodes will allow quick worldwide validation of this ID cards quickly
Only those person can be allowed to travel internationally and provide essential services for other people.
Medical community will develop better tests and hopefully a vaccine soon, but information specialists have to provide non mutable and very robust worldwide tracking system of persons who have already acquired the corona virus immunity.
That is where block-chain could help solve this crisis sooner.
I would be interested to hear some other proposals on using block-chain in along those lines.
What we urgently need is the vaccines and multiple repeated antibody testings.
Medical authority should develop public/private key pairs one for each person an keep the private keys.
All virus related test results should be entered in the block-chain similar to bitcoin transactions now.
In near future when the vaccine is finally developed vaccinations and subsequent antibody tests should be entered in the block chain too.
Once somebody has finally recovered or vaccinated and is medically proven not to be the virus spreading carrier that person should be issued a machine readable ID card with photo ID signed by private key kept by the medical authority.
Special network connected check block chain nodes will allow quick worldwide validation of this ID cards quickly
Only those person can be allowed to travel internationally and provide essential services for other people.
Medical community will develop better tests and hopefully a vaccine soon, but information specialists have to provide non mutable and very robust worldwide tracking system of persons who have already acquired the corona virus immunity.
That is where block-chain could help solve this crisis sooner.
I would be interested to hear some other proposals on using block-chain in along those lines.
The concept of using blockchain is somewhat okay due to its transparency. However, I think the major problem here is that it can't be utilized by all countries facing COVID-19. Firstly, the medical field is already in chaos due to increasing number of patients. There is also a lack of manpower so the plan for utilizing blockchain may be set aside because there is already an existing tracker on their own. Also, other powerful governments, those with resources have already come up with codes and algorithm that can be used with tracking patients.
Probably not but most likely you will not be allowed to fly internationally wihout some proof of immunity.
As soon as I have rights, let this be the only issue I'd encounter.
But your idea leads to more than just that. It implies the removal of many rights and sounds very similar to what China has started doing (Archived).
This, together with the fact that China has been chosen to serve UN's Human Rights Council (Archived) and your ideas added right next to these two make it look exactly like we're starting to move towards a China-like regime. Do we really fucking want that? Do we really want the world to go into a CCP-like leadership? If everyone does and I'm among the few who don't, then maybe it's just me going insane...
I'll repeat myself: let's use Blockchain for the sake of our humanity. Let's not destroy ourselves and our own rights with it. Be it even the storage of all personal info on BTC's blockchain, I still would not agree with it because I know there's some shady stuff behind-the-scenes.
And why would you need a blockchain to do all that instead of a good old SQL database? Blockchain is just a database shared between multiple parties that don't trust each other, and this isn't the case with the government where everyone works together. There's zero reason to go blockchain if you are the only participant of it.
And some governments already do something like what you have described without blockchain, which only proves my point.
And some governments already do something like what you have described without blockchain, which only proves my point.
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