[nexa] epidemic control with digital contact tracing - Science

Articolo su Science. Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing A contact-tracing App which builds a memory of proximity contacts and immediately notifies contacts of positive cases can achieve epidemic control if used by enough people. By targeting recommendations to only those at risk, epidemics could be contained without need for mass quarantines (‘lock-downs’) that are harmful to society. We discuss the ethical requirements for an intervention of this kind. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/03/30/science.abb6936 <https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/03/30/science.abb6936>