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. 2020 Jul-Aug;14(4):661-664.
doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.05.011. Epub 2020 May 12.

Significant applications of virtual reality for COVID-19 pandemic

Ravi Pratap Singh  1 , Mohd Javaid  2 , Ravinder Kataria  3 , Mohit Tyagi  4 , Abid Haleem  5 , Rajiv Suman  6
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Significant applications of virtual reality for COVID-19 pandemic

Ravi Pratap Singh et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Background and aims: During COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are using innovative technologies for fast-tracking the development to end this menace. Virtual Reality (VR) also offers an imperative role for fighting this pandemic, through audiovisual-based virtual communication.

Methods: A brief study on Virtual Reality and its applications for the COVID-19 pandemic is carried out by employing keywords as Virtual reality or VR and COVID-19 from the databases of SCOPUS, Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of science Academia and ResearchGate.

Results: VR is beneficial for remote sites for exploring telemedicine, planning, treatment, and controlling of the infections by providing proper awareness to the people regarding this disease.

Conclusions: VR technology develops a platform to reduce the face to face interaction of doctors with the infected COVID-19 patients. Through live video streaming, it helps to improve surveillance systems on the ongoing situation.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Pandemic; VR; VR Applications; Virtual reality.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest None

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Virtual reality tools for the proper implementation in COVID-19.
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Merits of virtual reality approach in educating medical personals.
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Several key-advantages in executing the VR approach for COVID-19.
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