The coronaviruses are a diverse group of viruses present in mammals. From what we know, the Huanan Market in the Chinese city of Wuhan was the geographical origin of SARS-CoV-2. Many questions still remain unanswered even after months of this pandemic. Yet while the eyes of the world have fixated on bats and pangolins, the experts have found answers and have made predictions about the future.

Contact tracing and the quarantining of sick individuals are the most effective, proven measures in the control of diseases like COVID-19. Strategies to achieve these goals are therefore fundamental. One such strategy is the interdisciplinary proposal of an isolation pod.