Exploring the potentials of telemedicine and other noncontact electronic health technologies in controling the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (covid-19)

As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread to more countries and territories with rising fatalities and global panic, the need for innovative measures to control its spread becomes more imperative. Telemedicine and Telehealth, the use of highspeed telecommunications systems and non-contact technologies for the delivery, management and monitoring of healthcare services have become timely with great potentials to shield health workers from direct contact with COVID-19 patients, as well as limit social mobility of the infected, both of which contribute to curtailing the spread of the virus. This paper analyses the application of telemedicine and related technologies as suitable strategies for controlling the spread of COVID-19 global health pandemic.