Anatomy of digital contact tracing: Role of age, transmission setting, adoption, and case detection
Jesús A. Moreno López, Beatriz Arregui García, Piotr Bentkowski, Livio Bioglio, Francesco Pinotti, Pierre‐Yves Boëlle, Alain Barrat, Vittoria Colizza, Chiara Poletto
Abstract
= 1.7, >30% app adoption lowers the epidemic to manageable levels. Higher coverage among adults, playing a central role in COVID-19 transmission, yields an indirect benefit for the elderly. These results may inform the inclusion of digital contact tracing within a COVID-19 response plan.
Topics & Concepts
Contact tracingTransmission (telecommunications)TracingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Computer scienceDigital videoAnatomyMedicinePathologyTelecommunicationsDiseaseOperating systemInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Digital Contact TracingData-Driven Disease SurveillanceCOVID-19 epidemiological studies