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Smartwatches could help track & detect COVID-19, shows research

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Wearable technologies such as smartwatches and activity trackers have attracted lots of interest over the past few years around their potential to monitor our health. During the pandemic, attention has turned to whether these wearable devices could detect physiological changes that might indicate a COVID infection. This in turn could help with early isolation and testing, reducing the spread of the virus.