摘要：While COVID-19 has taken a toll on many professions and livelihood of all walks of lives, technology has amplified its intrusion to ease the necessities. Innovative technology, therefore, has improved the glitches and provided the software to adhere to these new normal. However, individuals’ awareness and attitude towards the advancements of these technological trends need to be addressed. Although the government has taken measures to prevent and curb the growing cases for COVID-19 with the help of technology, the support from the individuals would depend mostly on their level of awareness and the attitude towards those measures. The present qualitative study explored the techno trend awareness, perception and attitudes of techno experts and technical professionals towards social connectedness and mitigating factors of COVID-19. Besides, it also explained individuals’ shift towards virtual interaction to maintain social connections during the pandemic. The thematic analysis generated four prominent themes. Social Connectedness, emphasized on the emotional connections that created a positive feeling of belongingness. Technological Advancement provided three sub-themes highlighting perception, techno trend awareness and desirable attitudes towards the mitigation of COVID-19. The categories under Treatment and Preventive Measures indicated the enhanced self-care of individuals and also the tendencies to minimize the spread of diseases. The emergence of the theme Inclination towards Indigenous Knowledge, which is an important finding, indicated the techno-experts inclination towards the indigenous knowledge amid vague scientific shreds of evidence.
