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Contact-tracing app predicts risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Justus Benzler ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 626, issue 7997, 42-43

Abstract: The risk of catching COVID-19 as calculated by a smartphone app scales with the probability of subsequently testing positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, showing that digital contact tracing is a useful tool for fighting future pandemics.

Keywords: Epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; Technology; Infection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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