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Table 1 Description and examples of each COVID-19 mHealth app use case based from Almalki and Giannicchi [5]

From: Mobile applications in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic: systematic search, use case mapping, and quality assessment using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS)

Managing exposure to COVID-19: apps guide users to avoid exposure to virus (e.g., apps for contact tracing, reporting suspected cases, granting movement permits, and sharing COVID-19 test results)

Promoting health personal tracking: apps help users to look after their health (e.g., apps for self-assessment, symptom trackers, and mood trackers)

Providing health monitoring: apps assist users to seek medical assistance from their health care professionals (e.g., apps for virtual medical consultations, making appointments, and helplines)

Raising awareness: apps provide various data and information to help users stay informed about this disease (e.g., apps for presenting live statistics and rolling updates, showing the latest news, and chatbots)

Conducting research study: apps that would enable researchers to recruit volunteers to take part in COVID-19–related studies and clinical research across countries