Living with COVID: Smart Blood Finder System

Abstract

In the end of December 2019, COVID 19 virus was found in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The virus has spread globally since its discovery. Like other countries, we are facing many challenges with COVID 19. The number of COVID 19 victims is increasing day by day. Today, there are about 32.0M reported cases of COVID worldwide (worldometers, 2020). One of the major challenges is blood supply. Some COVID-19 patients need blood transfusion to recover from the virus. There are different types of blood, and some blood types are very rare. But the point is that the corona virus disrupts the blood supply chain. Due to the current situation, blood donation camps cannot be organized, and blood donors need to ensure their health. Even every blood packet needs to track here is currently not a computerized system in Sri Lanka to carry out that process. Everything is done manually but it is not good for the present situation, and it is not easy to manage. Also, it takes a lot of time and requires more people to work on that process. We have developed a system called Blood Finder, which contains a simple Android app and a simple website. Using this system, hospitals and the Ministry of Health can easily manage blood donors throughout the island. The Android app is for donors and the website is for the Ministry of Health and hospitals. This system provides a superior experience to the users, and it has better functions compared to the existing manual system.