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5G HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS IN COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CONTROL

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Haiying Ren ; Jianfeng Shen ; Xiaoyong Tang ; Tianyi Feng 1
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1 China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), China
2 National Health Commission of the PRC, China
3 China Mobile (Chengdu) Industrial Research Institute, China

ABSTRACT
2. APPLICATIONS OF 5G IN COVID-19
PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND CONTROL
This paper mainly focuses on the application of 5G mobile
communication systems in COVID-19 prevention and Compared with 4G, 5G has a high transmission rate, low
control. Firstly, for the different stages of epidemic
prevention and control, we give a detailed introduction for latency, wide connection of multiple terminals and high
adaptability to mobile environments. These advantages of
the application cases. Secondly, the application of the
epidemic is summarized, and the results obtained by each 5G can effectively respond to the challenges of real-time big
data in diagnosis and treatment, and provide new ideas and
application are analyzed. Then, the problems and challenge
faced by 5G healthcare applications during the epidemic are new methods for various stages in epidemic prevention [3].
analyzed. In response to these problems and challenges, we
put forward suggestions for the next step. The summary, 2.1 Patient transfer stage
analysis and work suggestions made in this article, provide
an experience for the world to fight against the COVID-19 Due to the concentrated outbreak of the epidemic, the
epidemic. In addition, the research in this paper helps to ambulance network of patients across the country is facing a
promote the construction of 5G medical and health major test. The suspected patient’s ambulance using a 5G
standards systems, and provides a reference for the network has effectively realized the visualization of mobile
integrated development of 5G networks and medical health. work scenes, the data of physiological signs, and the instant
communication of instructions. This has changed the
Keywords 5G, COVID-19, healthcare, standards traditional transfer mode and improved the efficiency of
admission treatment [4].
1. INTRODUCTION
Under normal circumstances, the number of vehicles
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been delivered by the Wuhan Emergency Center is about 400
trips/day. However, in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic,
faced with many outstanding problems, such as the shortage
of medical and health resources, the increase in work the number has been close to 600 trips/day for a long time,
and more than 800 trips during the peak period. Intelligent
intensity of first-line medical staff and the difficulty of ambulances need extremely high requirements on the
isolation and prevention. It is urgent to expand the online
services space and build an integrated online and offline communication stability, communication delay and
transmission rate of the communication network.
service model. A 5G network has high speed, high reliability,
low latency and other positive aspects of performance [1].
These advantages make 5G networks an important grasp and With 5G network uplink data transmission rates exceeding
technical means for the prevention and control of the 100Mbps, 5G patient ambulances are equipped with 4K
COVID-19 pandemic [2]. In the critical period of pandemic high-definition video surveillance equipment. 5G+4K
prevention and control, many companies of China worked ambulances can transmit high-definition video, audio, and
together to quickly deploy a 5G network covering pandemic patient health indicator data to the headquarters in real time.
treatment hospitals across the country, and quickly The monitoring personnel and the on-board staff can
implementing a variety of 5G medical applications. The communicate fully and timely on the transfer details and the
successful application of 5G networks in this epidemic and patient's situation. When necessary, the headquarters can
the accumulated experience have important implications for also initiate a tripartite 5G remote video consultation with
the future response to major public health events. ambulances and hospital experts. In this way, the seamless
connection between pre-hospital emergency treatment and
hospital treatment is realized.

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