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 |