Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been affecting most of the countries and impacting almost every aspect of people's lives. More than one hundred million confirmed cases and two million deaths have been reported due to COVID-19 as of February 2021. While our society suffers an unanticipated epidemic, researchers and engineers have developed various technologies to manage this global emergency. Specifically, multimedia tools, techniques, and applications have been developed and played essential roles in facilitating the recovery, resilience, and management of COVID-19, including pandemic status monitoring and impact prediction, enhancing public awareness and telehealth, etc. However, there are many challenges that require further investigation and research to better manage COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics.

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COVID-19 和未来大流行病响应和管理的多媒体研究


2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 已经影响到大多数国家，并影响到人们生活的几乎各个方面。截至 2021 年 2 月，已有超过 1 亿例确诊病例和 200 万人因 COVID-19 死亡。虽然我们的社会遭受了意想不到的流行病，但研究人员和工程师已经开发了各种技术来应对这一全球紧急情况。具体来说，多媒体工具、技术和应用程序已经开发出来，并在促进 COVID-19 的恢复、复原力和管理方面发挥了重要作用，包括大流行状态监测和影响预测、提高公众意识和远程医疗等。许多挑战需要进一步调查和研究，以更好地管理 COVID-19 并为未来的流行病做好准备。