Nationwide rollout reveals efficacy of epidemic control through digital contact tracing

The effectiveness of digital contact tracing for COVID-19 control remains uncertain. Here, the authors use data from the Smittestopp app, used in Norway in spring 2020, and estimate that 80% of nearby devices were detected by the app, and at least 11% of close contacts were not visible to manual con...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Elmokashfi, Joakim Sundnes, Amund Kvalbein, Valeriya Naumova, Sven-Arne Reinemo, Per Magne Florvaag, Håkon Kvale Stensland, Olav Lysne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26144-8