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Singapore will give residents wearable 'tokens' that track the people they interact with in a new effort to contain COVID-19
Singapore's contact tracing app drew praise for its early rollout in March, but it wasn't able to p…
Aaron Holmes
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The US's contact-tracing system is broken. Testing delays set it up for failure.
Testing delays made it difficult to identify people who were still infectious. Now the outbreak has…
Aria Bendix
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New tool spots to identify security and privacy issues with COVID-19 tracing apps
A team of researchers has developed a tool to identify security and privacy risks associated with C…
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The first app using Apple and Google's COVID-19 contact tracing tech in the US is about to launch
The technology uses Bluetooth on iPhones and Androids to warn people if they've come in contact wit…
Aaron Holmes
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UK plans new app for COVID-19 contact tracing
"If you become unwell with the symptoms of coronavirus, you can securely tell this new NHS app and …
PTI
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Contact tracing won't curb the spread of coronavirus if testing is slow, say researchers
If Covid-19 testing is delayed by three days or more after a person develops symptoms, even the …
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India's sudden drop in coronavirus cases has puzzled disease experts. Strict public-health measures and difficulty recording rural cases may have factored in.
A robust immune response to new pathogens may also offer some explanation.
Aria Bendix
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STD rates appear to be quietly skyrocketing across the US, as fewer people get tested and treated during the pandemic
"I don't think people have stopped having sex, necessarily," David Harvey, executive director of th…
Hilary Brueck
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Uber has been quietly helping governments with contact tracing for months
Uber received 560 coronavirus-related requests from 29 countries in the first half of 2020 to help …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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How location data can help track and stop the spread of COVID-19
When it comes to stopping a second wave of COVID-19 cases, contact tracing might be the key. Here's…
Hiatt Woods
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The US needs an 'army' of contact tracers if there's any hope of getting back to normal
In the US, roughly 2,200 contact workers are stationed nationwide. Public health experts say it'll …
Hilary Brueck
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Children 'do transmit COVID-19' to adults, says researcher whose study was 'misunderstood' as evidence that kids cannot spread coronavirus
Alasdair Munro, co-author of a widely-shared review on children and the coronavirus, said the resea…
Shira Feder
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Coronavirus super-spreader events all have notable similarities — and they reveal the types of gatherings we should avoid for years
Super-spreader events involve high numbers of people getting infected by one individual with the co…
Aylin Woodward
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We got an early look at the UK's COVID-19 contact-tracing app — here's how it works
When you download the app, it will generate a random ID on a daily basis, which will ping out via B…
Isobel Asher Hamilton,Shona G…
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The UK accidentally left secret plans for its COVID-19 contact-tracing app on an open Google Drive
Future versions of the app might ask for more data, track geolocation, and allow people to set a "C…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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South Korea just flexed its contact-tracing power: After partiers with coronavirus went to nightclubs, it found and tested 46,000 exposed people
After partygoers at Seoul nightclubs seeded a coronavirus outbreak, South Korea tested roughly 46,0…
Aylin Woodward
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Contact tracers will account for thousands of new jobs in the coming weeks and months, and this free online course from Johns Hopkins teaches people how to succeed in the role in just 6 hours
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health has created an online course that teaches students how…
Mara Leighton
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NYC's contact tracers have been told not to ask people if they've attended a protest
The policy marks a balanced approach between public health and respecting public outrage about poli…