A survey of COVID-19 contact-tracing apps

被引:25
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作者
Min-Allah, Nasro [1 ]
Alahmed, Bashayer Abdullah [1 ]
Albreek, Elaf Mohammed [1 ]
Alghamdi, Lina Shabab [1 ]
Alawad, Doaa Abdullah [1 ]
Alharbi, Abeer Salem [1 ]
Al-Akkas, Noor [1 ]
Musleh, Dhiaa [1 ]
Alrashed, Saleh [2 ]
机构
[1] Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Univ, Coll Comp Sci & Informat Technol, Dept Comp Sci, POB 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
[2] Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Univ, Coll Appl Studies & Community Serv, Management Informat Syst Dept, POB 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
关键词
COVID-19; Contact tracing; Application; Disease spread;
D O I
10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104787
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Recently, the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 virus caused a major health crisis by affecting masses around the world. The virus, which is known to be highly contagious, has forced the research community and governments to fight the disease and take prompt actions by applying various strategies to keep the numbers under control. These strategies range from imposing strict social distancing measures, isolating infected cases, and enforcing either a partial or a full lockdown, to mathematical modeling and contact-tracing applications. In this work, we survey the current contact-tracing apps and organize them based on underlying technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, geofencing, and Quick Response (QR) codes. We compare the main features of 22 existing applications and highlight each of the pros and cons associated with these different technologies.
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