contact tracing
Michigan health officials contacting residents about COVID-19 contact
DETROIT – Coronavirus cases are rising in Michigan and the state is trying to ramp up its contact tracing — but it’s hard to trace when you can’t be contacted. Michigan health officials are asking residents to pick up the phone, because it could be information related to COVID-19. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, …
Texas Technology Company in a Race to Create COVID Notification App – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
In the fight to stop COVID-19, contact tracing is considered a key tool to helping contain the spread. Contact tracing involves working backward to identify people who may have been in contact with a sick patient, then notifying those at risk of transmission so they can isolate and get tested. But can that painstaking process …
Experts see unhealthy angle in Aarogya Setu order, Technology News, ETtech
The government’s move to mandate downloads of its Covid-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu by way of strict enforcement through criminal penalties has sent alarm bells ringing among digital rights activists and technology lawyers. The Ministry of Home Affairs in its Friday advisory said company heads will be held responsible to ensure 100% coverage among …
Bay Area Health Officials Want Public to Remain Calm – NBC Bay Area
While fears grow over the new coronavirus out of China, health experts in the Bay Area want the public to remain calm as there are still no confirmed cases in the region. The Bay Area response team addressing the viral illness said although information was released Thursday confirming there were “persons under investigation” in Alameda …