5.1.1 The Local Clinic Roles:
The BS is located within the local clinic, nearby the neighborhood to be
scanned, and has the drone swarm(s) as a PHC platform fully equipped
with the required payload, i.e. sensors and drugs for basic COVID-19
testing and mitigation. Also, there is a drone network operator that
initiates the drones with essential mission data such as Global
Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, flying speed and altitude, swarm
size, etc. through a dedicated server, and should always have the
ability to intervene in the autonomous UAV system and manually give
orders to drones as if required, e.g. abort the mission. Additionally,
the local clinic has a medical staff and local patients’ database, and
it keeps getting periodic information about the swarm status through the
LD, and if it receives a report of an infected patient, the health
worker retrieves the patient’s database and studies the case and either
make a video call with the patient or escalate the case to the general
hospital if it is urgent, contact tracing is also carried to identify
potentially infected contacts. After completing the mission, the drones
are disinfected and prepared again for future tours. In case of a drone
failure, the BS will be reported with drone ID, last GPS coordinates,
time of loss, etc. to respond accordingly.