The novel coronavirus is the most significant public health and economic risk that the world has faced in nearly a century. It has infected more than 65 million people and killed more than 1.5 million. The economic damage from the disruption is expected to be the worst decline in global GDP since the Great Depression. Facing a new public health and economic crisis South Korea utilized lessons from its recent experience dealing with the MERS outbreak of 2015, but also integrated artificial intelligence (AI) into its response to the COVID-19 outbreak. In early January the coronavirus was largely contained to China.

Most of the major economies are struggling to control the Wuhan virus in their region, but one country that stands out from the rest: South Korea. Utilizing big-data analysis, AI-based warning system & observation tools, Korea has already managed to bring coronavirus situation in the country under control in a short time. One of the major reasons behind this is their strategy to aggressively boost the number of coronavirus tests per day. Recently a South Korean company reports that by using artificial intelligence they have developed a simple tester that it said could detect if a person is infected with coronavirus disease 2019 in just 10 minutes. The company, PCL, a provider of in vitro diagnostic products, said its breakthrough testing kit, named COVID-19 Ag GICA Rapid, this testing kit can check nasal discharge for the presence of the virus within a period of time 10 minutes with an accuracy rate of more than 85 percent.

It was meant be Samsung's'saving grace', but the Galaxy S8 has already caused Android users to worry. An early reviewer discovered a flaw in the facial recognition feature, which lets users unlock the smartphone by looking at the front-facing'with lighting capabilities'. It was found that the technology can be easily bypassed by holding up a photo displayed on another handset - instead of the user's real face. An early reviewer discovered a flaw in the facial recognition feature, which lets users unlock the smartphone by looking at the front-facing'with lighting capabilities'. The facial recognition in the smartphone has proved to have lightening quick capabilities and the facial tracking features are able to instantly recognize the users face – the process seems to be much faster than fingerprint recognition.

New technology lets your deceased loved ones live on forever in your smartphone. A South Korean firm has unveiled an app that allows users to snap selfies and chat with avatars of their dead friends or family members in a bid to help mourners'overcome their wounded-heart'. Called'With Me', the app combines 3D technology and artificial intelligence to recreate the image and personality of those who have passed away. A South Korean firm has unveiled an app that allows users to snap selfies and chat with avatars of their dead friends or family members in a bid to help mourners'overcome their wounded-heart' With Me was designed by the South Korean firm, ELROIS. It was created for those who lost a friend or family member and is having a hard time moving on, as users can interact and communicate with their lost loved one's avatar.