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Universal hyperlocal COVID-19 tracing app #coronavirus #privacy

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:44:00 +0000

Technology had been an indisputable force multiplier in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the countries such as China, Singapore and South Korea.

Apps which provided realtime anonymised movement information of infected patients such as Corona Map in South Korea and community-driven contact tracing app such as BlueTrace in Singapore proved to be hugely successful in containing the spread of COVID-19 in those respective countries.

But not all countries are equipped to deploy such apps on demand, so there is a need gap for a universal hyperlocal COVID-19 tracing app, which can be used by any country in the world with significant smartphone penetration.

The primary aspects of such application should be,

Privacy of the patient, the data should be anonymised to prevent harassment.
Dashboard for health workers to update realtime information of the places, time where the patient had visited.
Web application, to ensure compatibility with various devices and for fast update/deployment.
Open-source.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Weather correlation with COVID-19 #datascience #coronavirus

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:14:00 +0000

I see that several politicians, govt. officials mention that new cases of COVID-19 would come down as the global temperature rises owing to seasonal changes. Yet, daily reported cases around the world is growing exponentially even as the temperature rises.

I would like to know the temperature and other weather correlation with the new confirmed cases of COVID-19, I don't think there is yet a visualisation available for that.

3 points posted by Asra Banu

Fast, Inexpensive COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) test kit #coronavirus #medicaltestkit

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:21:00 +0000

Just took tests for flu like symptoms, turned out to be a normal flu. Owing to the flu season and COVID-19 scare; there are large number of people undergoing these tests, pushing the hospital resources to its limits.

That's why COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has become especially dangerous. The true death rate from COVID-19 might be closer or bit higher than a severe season flu, but SARS-CoV-2 is more contagious than seasonal flu, with each person infected with it infecting 2.2 other people.

With the risk of COVID-19 disease becoming a pandemic, we need faster, inexpensive test kits available soon. WHO is developing protocols for COVID-19 tests, current available test kits are complex, expensive and are limited to only speciality disease centers even in developed countries.

Poor countries, wouldn't stand a chance if COVID-19 becomes a pandemic and hence we need fast, inexpensive test kits distributed globally to every primary care centers.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian