The Covid-19 crisis has brought the entire world to a halt. The virus has left no stone unturned, bringing casualties and suffering to the entire world.
Tag: Contact Tracing for Covid-19
The Covid-19 crisis has brought the entire world to a halt. The virus has left no stone unturned, bringing casualties and suffering to the entire world. The number of cases seems ever so emerging without any signs of declining. The inability to distinguish an infected person is a major reason for the widespread. Even though people are practicing a culture of social distancing and taking precautions, they haven’t been sufficient. At the moment every country seems to have stopped everything and focused solely on covid prevention. Countries have showcased their technology to fight against the crisis, with the use of robots, drones, apps, AI, and machine learning. One of the aspects in which technology has played a pivotal role in limiting the widespread is contact tracing. With the help of cell phones, contact tracing has been made more efficient and many countries around the world seem to have adopted this policy.
According to WHO, “Contact tracing is the process of identifying, assessing, and managing people who have been exposed to a disease to prevent onward transmission.” This helps to identify potentially exposed people to infected people and isolate them, before they are exposed to more people and thus break the chain of transmission. The Asian countries were the first to launch contact tracing apps. China and Korea seem to have made diligent use of this technology against Covid-10. Most of the apps are voluntary-based, however, some countries have even imposed compulsion in using such apps. The apps are referred to as COVIDSafe in Australia, Chinese health code system in China, Corona App in Germany, StopCovid in France, Aarogya Setu in India, Immuni in Italy, Trace Together in Singapore.