Table 1.

VR Curriculum Map

Module and sessions	Training duration
Week 1: VR Platform
1. Introduction to VR Equipment	Total duration 5 min
2 . Introduction to Sars-Cov-2 2.1 Understand what COVID-19 is 2.2 Describe the pathophysiology of COVID-19 2.3 Understand the clinical presentation of COVID-19 2.4 Understand screening and triaging of COVID-19 patients	Total duration 20 min 5 min 5 min 5 min 5 min
3. Infection Prevention and Control 3.1 Understand what IPC is 3.2 Understand the importance of hand hygiene in IPC 3.3 Understand respiratory hygiene 3.4 Describe Personal Protective Equipment	Total duration 20 min 5 min 5 min 5 min 5 min
4. Disinfection and Waste management 4.1 Understand the three levels of decontamination in COVID-19 prevention 4.2 Understand the waste management process in a COVID-19 situation	Total duration 10 min 5 min 5 min
5. Understand COVID-19 case management 5.1 Patient management principles	Total duration 5 min 5 min
Week 2: 3600 videos on SOMAa platform
1. Performing hand hygiene 1.1 Alcohol based hand rub 1.2 Soap and water	Total duration 10 min 5 min 5 min
2. Personal protective equipment 2.1 Gloving and de-gloving 2.2 Respiratory hygiene (demonstrating mask use) 2.3 Donning coverall 2.4 Donning gowning 2.5 Doffing of coverall 2.6 Doffing of gown	Total duration 30 min 5 min 5 min 5 min 5 min 5 min 5 min
3. Case Management 3.1 Management of Confirmed COVID-19 case at ETU or level II isolation unit	Total duration 5 min 5 min

^aSOMA is a platform to host 360 degree videos that we developed locally