The atmospheric buoyancy and intangible nature of fatal communicable viruses lead to rapid transmissions among individuals, resulting in global pandemics. Strategic lockdowns and mandatory social distancing are immediate solutions in such scenarios. However, this leads to operational disruptions in education, manufacturing, economy, transportation, governance, and community. Although technological assistance is beneficial in overcoming such issues, the current Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure has limitations. In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of the possible IoT-based solutions that have the capacity of combating the COVID-19-like viruses. We highlight the societal impacts due to pandemics and identify the specific lacunae in current IoT solutions. We also provide comprehensive detail on how to overcome the challenges along with directions toward the possible technological trends for future research. Compared to existing reviews, our work offers a holistic view of the cause, effects, and the possible solutions that are existing, along with already existing solutions that can be customized to serve the special needs during the pandemic.

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物联网救援：针对类似 COVID-19 的流行病的物联网解决方案调查


致命传染性病毒的大气浮力和无形性质导致个体之间快速传播，导致全球大流行。在这种情况下，战略性封锁和强制社交距离是直接的解决方案。然而，这会导致教育、制造业、经济、交通、治理和社区的运营中断。尽管技术援助有利于克服这些问题，但当前的物联网 (IoT) 基础设施存在局限性。在本文中，我们对可能的基于物联网的解决方案进行了全面审查，这些解决方案具有对抗类似 COVID-19 病毒的能力。我们强调流行病造成的社会影响，并找出当前物联网解决方案中的具体缺陷。我们还提供有关如何克服挑战的全面详细信息以及未来研究可能的技术趋势的方向。与现有的评论相比，我们的工作提供了对现有的原因、影响和可能的解决方案的整体看法，以及可以定制以满足大流行期间特殊需求的现有解决方案。