Tracking and promoting the usage of a COVID-19 contact tracing app
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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-01044-x
Abstract: Digital contact tracing apps have been introduced globally as an instrument to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, privacy by design impedes both the evaluation of these tools and the deployment of evidence-based interventions to stimulate… read more here.
Keywords: contact tracing; usage covid; tracking promoting; promoting usage ... See more keywords
Exploring the effectiveness of a COVID-19 contact tracing app using an agent-based model
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79000-y
Abstract: A contact-tracing strategy has been deemed necessary to contain the spread of COVID-19 following the relaxation of lockdown measures. Using an agent-based model, we explore one of the technology-based strategies proposed, a contact-tracing smartphone app.… read more here.
Keywords: model; contact tracing; using agent; tracing app ... See more keywords
An analysis of the COVID-19 contact tracing App in South Africa: Challenges experienced by users
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DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2022.2043808
Abstract: South Africa is one of the countries in Africa that has a high COVID-19 virus infection rate. The government of South Africa introduced the COVID Alert SA App, a contact tracing mobile application (App), to… read more here.
Keywords: tracing app; covid; south africa; contact tracing ... See more keywords