COVID-19 surprised the whole world by its quick and sudden spread. Coronavirus pushes all community sectors: government, industry, academia, and nonprofit organizations to take forward steps to stop and control this pandemic. It is evident that IT-based solutions are urgent. This study is a small step in this direction, where health information is monitored and collected continuously. In this work, we build a network of smart nodes where each node comprises a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, reduced function RFID reader (RFRR), and sensors. The smart nodes are grouped in clusters, which are constructed periodically. The RFRR reader of the clusterhead collects data from its members, and once it is close to the primary reader, it conveys its data and so on. This approach reduces the primary RFID reader’s burden by receiving data from the clusterheads only instead of reading every tag when they pass by its vicinity. Besides, this mechanism reduces the channel access congestion; thus, it reduces the interference significantly. Furthermore, to protect the exchanged data from potential attacks, two levels of security algorithms, including an AES 128 bit with hashing, have been implemented. The proposed scheme has been validated via mathematical modeling using Integer programming, simulation, and prototype experimentation. The proposed technique shows low data delivery losses and a significant drop in transmission delay compared to contemporary approaches.

COVID-19的迅速和突然传播使整个世界感到惊讶。冠状病毒推动着所有社区部门：政府，企业，学术界和非营利组织采取进一步措施来制止和控制这种流行病。显然，基于IT的解决方案是紧迫的。这项研究是朝着这个方向迈出的一小步，在这里，健康信息将得到持续监控和收集。在这项工作中，我们构建了一个智能节点网络，其中每个节点包括一个射频识别（RFID）标签，功能简化的RFID阅读器（RFRR）和传感器。智能节点按群集分组，这些群集定期构建。簇头的RFRR读取器从其成员收集数据，一旦靠近主要读取器，它便会传输其数据，依此类推。这种方法通过仅从簇头接收数据，而不是在标签经过附近时读取每个标签，从而减轻了主要RFID阅读器的负担。此外，这种机制减少了信道访问的拥塞。因此，它大大降低了干扰。此外，为了保护交换的数据免受潜在的攻击，已经实现了两个级别的安全算法，包括带有哈希的AES 128位。该方案已通过使用Integer编程，仿真和原型实验的数学建模进行了验证。与现代方法相比，所提出的技术显示出较低的数据传递损失和传输延迟的显着下降。它大大降低了干扰。此外，为了保护交换的数据免受潜在的攻击，已经实现了两个级别的安全算法，包括带有哈希的AES 128位。该方案已通过使用Integer编程，仿真和原型实验的数学建模进行了验证。与现代方法相比，所提出的技术显示出较低的数据传递损失和传输延迟的显着下降。它大大降低了干扰。此外，为了保护交换的数据免受潜在的攻击，已经实现了两个级别的安全算法，包括带有哈希的AES 128位。该方案已通过使用Integer编程，仿真和原型实验的数学建模进行了验证。与现代方法相比，所提出的技术显示出较低的数据传递损失和传输延迟的显着下降。