A detailed review of blockchain-based applications for protection against pandemic like COVID-19

Main Authors: Khubrani, Mousa Mohammed; Jazan University, Alam, Shadab; Jazan University
Other Authors: Jazan University
Format: Article info application/pdf eJournal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Universitas Ahmad Dahlan , 2021
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Online Access: http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/TELKOMNIKA/article/view/18465
http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/TELKOMNIKA/article/view/18465/10604
Daftar Isi:
  • The recent corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought the issues of technological deficiencies and challenges of security and privacy, validating and maintaining anonymity, user control over records while fully utilizing the available records etc., that can be encountered in an emergency or pandemic condition. Blockchain technology has evolved as a promising solution in conditions that necessitate immutability, record integrity, and proper records authentication. Blockchain can effectively resolve the technical barriers and effectively utilize the available resources and infrastructure in pandemic situations like the current COVID-19. This paper provides an extensive review of various possible use cases of blockchain and available solutions for protection against the COVID-19 like situation. It gives an insight into the benefits and shortcomings of available solutions. It further provides the issues and challenges of adopting blockchain in a situation like COVID-19 and suggest future directions that can offer a platform for further improved and better solutions.