A COVID-19 pandemic tracking system for healthcare organizations
Date
2021
Authors
Mwangi, Doreen Mumbi
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Strathmore University
Abstract
In late 2019, Corona Virus was detected in the Hunan Seafood Market in Wuhan region
of China and has proved to be a pandemic by rapidly spreading to other parts of China
and other nations despite efforts to contain the virus. The disease has been spreading
rapidly as it is a respiratory disease easily transmitted between people through
respiratory droplets when people cough or sneeze or it can be spread on contact with a
person infected with the virus. Due to so much uncertainty about the virus as well as
lack of enough appropriate supplies like medical masks, gloves, hospital beds and
blankets, the number of confirmed cases increases everyday which affects the country
in that the spread of the virus becomes more rampant and they are not able to prevent
it in time. Mapping of the number of cases and of the spread of the virus by use of a
digital healthcare system helps slow the spread of the virus due to timely and effective
epidemic monitoring and response. Tools that have been used in the project
development would include JavaScript programming language. In conclusion, the
project will benefit the government by providing an efficient tool for them to plan their
budget accordingly in order to curb the virus. This shall in turn, be a valuable tool for
the healthcare department to keep track of the number of confirmed cases and manage
them accordingly.
Description
An Information Systems Project Documentation Submitted to the Faculty of
Information Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award
of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Information Technology of
Strathmore University