An Application Review of Artificial Intelligence in Prevention and Cure of COVID-19 Pandemic

Coronaviruses are a well-known family of viruses that can infect humans oranimals. Recently, the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread worldwide. All countriesin the world are working hard to control the coronavirus disease. However, many countriesare faced with a lack of medical equipment and an insufficient number of medicalpersonnel because of the limitations of the medical system, which leads to the mass spreadof diseases. As a powerful tool, artificial intelligence (AI) has been successfully applied tosolve various complex problems ranging from big data analysis to computer vision. In theprocess of epidemic control, many algorithms are proposed to solve problems in variousfields of medical treatment, which is able to reduce the workload of the medical system.Due to excellent learning ability, AI has played an important role in drug development,epidemic forecast, and clinical diagnosis. This research provides a comprehensive overviewof relevant research on AI during the outbreak and helps to develop new and more powerfulmethods to deal with the current pandemic.