The AI will analyse the information to generate regular alerts as well as reports to be used for planning.

Thanks to digital platforms and devices meant to detect infections, the UAE's battle against the pandemic remains one of the rare success stories under the cloud of gloom that had engulfed the globe after the covid outbreak, and paved the way for healthtech solutions, which include AI for providing personalised care. Hospitals are now evolving into hybrid spaces, as Emirati surgeons are using diverse tools from robots to virtual reality for pulling off procedures effortlessly, and telemedicine is allowing doctors to monitor the progress of patients remotely.

Starting with thermal scanners at airports, authorities in the UAE are now using devices that can spot signs of covid in electromagnetic waves being emitted by an individual, while gadgets that use changes in a person's voice to detect infections are being developed. To make sure that clinics as well as pharmacies which are serving Emirati residents in this hour of crisis continue to function without glitches and in an efficient manner, healthcare provider Aster has embedded sensors at its facilities to gain insights on power consumption and changes in temperature.

Technicians can access live updates thanks to systems that keep track of voltage as well as the number of visitors at a hospital in real-time, in order to relay information to a command centre. The data is processed via machine learning to generate alerts and reports round the clock, for predictive maintenance to ensure glitch-free operations at clinics and pharmacies under Aster.

On one hand information about power consumption can boost energy saving initiatives in order to increase efficiency at hospitals, while the data on footfalls enables authorities to take decisions on opening times, and on medical supplies to be ordered. Measuring indoor temperature also facilitates timely detection of any unusual change, so that maintenance teams can address the issue efficiently.

With virtual hospitals being developed in the UAE, medtech devices along with AI in the infrastructure, are creating a hybrid ecosystem for the new normal.