| AC | awareness about COVID-19 |
| apps | applications |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| ARACP | appropriately react to abrupt changes in the pandemic. |
| BC | blockchain |
| BCI | brain–computer interaction |
| BCRTAPHC | book, cancel, and/or reschedule their appointments at primary healthcare centers |
| B5G | beyond 5G |
| CCTPD | COVID-19 contact-tracing or proximity detection |
| DELM | de-escalate lockdown measures |
| DPSCI | detecting possible suspects for COVID-19 infection |
| CFI | core fundamental infrastructure |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease 2019 |
| CONSU | consultation |
| CPCS | combat and prevention COVID-19 strategies |
| CT | contact tracing |
| CVI | COVID-19 vaccine information |
| CR | cardiac rehabilitation |
| CRHI | COVID-19-related hospital infrastructure |
| DTCS | diagnosis and treatment COVID-19 strategies |
| DPPICUCP | decreasing the psychological problems of ICU COVID-19 patients |
| ECG | electrocardiography |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EHS | employees’ health status |
| eMBB | enhanced mobile broadband |
| EMS | emergency medical services |
| ERCMR | effectively reducing COVID-19 mortality rates |
| eV2X | enhanced vehicle to everything |
| 4G | fourth generation |
| 5G | fifth generation |
| FRPC | facilitate remote patient care |
| FS | fluorescence sensor |
| HD | healthcare delivery |
| HBF | holographic beamforming |
| HHT | Hilbert–Huang transformation |
| HIPU | high-impact policies update |
| IA | industrial application |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| ICP | immediate control policies |
| LEO | low-earth-orbit |
| LIS | large intelligent service |
| IoT | internet of things |
| IoMT | internet of medical things |
| IPP | institutional policies and protocols |
| IR-VD | intelligent reflector-viral detectors |
| IVHRFIVI | identify vaccine hesitancy, assess risk factors, and investigate vaccine intention |
| LTE | long-term evolution |
| MAPP | mobile app |
| MHP | mobile health promotion |
| MHT | medical holographic telepresence |
| MIMO | multi-input multi-output |
| ML | machine learning |
| MLE | maximum-likelihood estimation |
| mMTC | massive machine-type communications |
| mmWave | millimeter-wave |
| M/THz | mmwave/terahertz |
| MR | mixed reality |
| MS | mobile sensors |
| MSM | mathematical and statistical modeling |
| NR | new radio |
| OAM | orbital angular momentum |
| PCWCA | patient-centered wound care activities. |
| PHR | personal health record |
| PIHICTD | preventing infections, hospitalizations, intensive care treatments, and deaths |
| PILIC | power distance, individualism, long-term orientation, and indulgence in the pre-deployment phase are confirmed |
| PM | patient monitoring |
| PROH | patient rehabilitation outside of hospitals |
| RT | real-time |
| RTSDPF | RT streaming data processing framework |
| 6G | sixth generation |
| SDC | short development cycles |
| SHC | smart hospital care |
| SHCRD | smart hospital care, and remote diagnosis |
| SM | symptom monitoring |
| SMS | short message service |
| SR | situ recordings |
| SWMD | smart wearable medical devices |
| Tbs | T bits per second |
| 3D | three dimension |
| THz | terahertz |
| TI | thermal imaging |
| TM | tele-monitoring |
| TS | telehealth services |
| UAVs | unmanned aerial vehicles |
| UHR | ultra-high reliability |
| URLLC | ultra-reliable low-latency communications |
| VD | vaccine distribution |
| VDE | viral detection |
| VLC | visible-light communication |
| VR | virtual reality |
| VT | video teleconsultation |
| WAPP | web app |
| WHO | World Health Organization |