Engineers among the hidden heroes amid pandemic

With the help of data analytics and predictive models, medical professionals are able to understand more about COVID-19 including the environmental and geographical details that are germane to the disease as well as the people who are most at risk.

Unlike 1918, today, robots, designed by engineers, are at the front lines, working alongside health care professionals to prepare meals at hospitals, treat patients and, spray disinfectants to clean surfaces.Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash

Opinion

BY MARY WELLS

May 6, 2020

WATERLOO, ONT.—What would our shelter-in-place COVID-19 experiences be like in Canada without engineering technology advancements such as smart phones, Zoom, Amazon, or Netflix? What would the mortality outcomes of COVID-19 be without technology advances in health care ...

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