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.