Recent modelling studies have shown that timely isolation of contacts can be effective in
reducing the COVID-19 reproduction rate [1]. The epidemiological features of COVID-19 put …

Digital contact tracing applications are being developed by governments across the world, to
track and trace contacts. With little evidence, citizens are being forced and made to believe …

This article assesses the risk-risk trade-off between privacy and efficacy that the use of
contact tracing apps entails. It argues for the use of privacy-preserving apps, but highlights …

This rapid review explores the question “How can we undertake 'people-powered'contact
tracing activity at scale? What types of options are available?”. The main focus of the report …

Contact tracing for infectious diseases can be partially automated using mobile applications.
However, the success of these tools is dependent on significant uptake and frequent use by …

Background During the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic, one of the key components of many
countries' strategies to reduce the spread of the virus is contact tracing. Objective To explore …

Contact tracing can be defined as the identification and the monitoring of each person who
has been in contact with an infected person. However, the effectiveness of manual contact …

On December 31st, 2019, the World Health Organisation received a report from the Chinese
government detailing a cluster of cases of 'pneumonia of unknown origin', later identified as …

Contact tracing determines the chain of contacts of an infected person to isolate them.
Implementing contact tracing requires an enormous effort that generally falls on the different …

Contact tracing for COVID-19 is a necessary tool to allow communities to reopen.
Unfortunately, because of the speed and numbers of COVID-19 cases, manual contact …