Digital Footprint

08/11/2020

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/science/374568-south-africas-covid-19-tracing-has-failed-professor-madhi.html?utm_source=newsletter

Cyril Ramaphosa get in touch with us, we have qualified contact tracers waiting to assist.

The South African government’s COVID-19 contact tracing initiative, enabled by the COVID-19 Alert SA app, has failed to help the country meet its contact tracing targets.

18/08/2020

itweb.co.za/content/Pero3MZxb8dvQb6m

Government is scaling up digital tracing efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19, as lockdown regulations are lowered to level two.

30/07/2020

More of what we need

https://www.voanews.com/episode/some-nigerian-communities-step-help-coronavirus-contact-tracing-4371596

As the number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria increases, contact tracing of patients in the country’s communities is becoming more difficult for health officials. Nigeria's Presidential Task Force Committee on COVID-19 has criticized Nigerians who refuse to assist contact tracers du...

23/07/2020

These figures could have been very different had proper contact tracing measures been put in place...

https://www.nicd.ac.za/latest-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-in-south-africa-22-july-2020/

As of today, a cumulative total of 394 948 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded. Case Data Province Total cases for 22 July 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 67818 17,2 Free State 12332 3,1 Gauteng 144582 36,6 KwaZulu-Natal 50521 12,8 Limpopo 5712 1,4 Mpumalanga 8286 2,1 ...

20/07/2020

Uber has joined the fight!

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/uber-offers-covid-19-contact-tracing-help-chaotic-us-response-rcna54

Uber launched a service to give health officials access to data on drivers and riders presumed to have come into contact with someone infected with COVID-19.

19/07/2020

What we needed to do was to test and trace instead of trying to make enough beds available. We’re still waiting to assist in tracing efforts
https://www.iol.co.za/news/opinion/sas-covid-19-response-is-failing-because-leaders-are-trying-to-emulate-the-first-world-51114548

The government sees the majority of South Africans as people who must be told what to do and controlled if they do not listen. Working with the majority to fight the coronavirus isn’t possible when they are seen as “backwards”

14/07/2020

Contact Tracing apps can’t and don’t work in every situation. Both in the UK and in Australia, the systems have been a failure. The case of manual tracing is still strong. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/14/melbourne-lockdown-key-to-getting-covid-19-contact-tracing-to-manageable-level-expert-says

Victoria struggles to cope with around 5,000 contacts of people who tested positive for coronavirus in the second spike

13/07/2020

https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-52442754

People who have been in close contact with someone found to have Covid-19 are now being traced.

10/07/2020

Germany always seems to be in top of things. Contact tracing done right! A population of 83Million and they’ve managed to flatten the curve.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/22/880803278/how-germany-staffed-up-contact-tracing-teams-to-contain-its-coronavirus-outbreak

Staff in over 400 call centers in Germany work around the clock to notify people if they've been exposed to a positive coronavirus case. The country aims to have one contact tracer per 4,000 people.

06/07/2020

The case for manual contact tracing in SA

https://www.capetalk.co.za/features/380/covid-19-coronavirus-explained/384994/would-a-covid-19-contact-tracing-app-help-curb-coronavirus-in-south-africa

Lester Kiewit asks why, when so many tracing apps exist, is contact-tracing being done manually in South Africa?

03/07/2020

Contact tracing made simple. In a country where access to modern phones/ apps and techs re still limited, we need to stick to some basics to bring things under control now and in the future.

https://youtu.be/j-XHd9yzigM

Contact tracing can help stop the spread of COVID-19 in its tracks. So, how exactly does this public health tool work, and how are countries around the world...

01/07/2020

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-07-01-no-excuse-for-countries-that-fail-in-contact-tracing-whos-tedros-says/ .tab=0

GENEVA, June 29 (Reuters) - Tracing contacts of people with coronavirus infections is the most important step in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, and countries that are failing to do so have no excuse, the World Health Organization chief said on Monday.

30/06/2020

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-53227219
With this news in mind, contact tracing efforts need to be ramped up, we’re here for that very reason!

The pandemic "is not even close to being over", the World Health Organization's chief says.

29/06/2020

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng-expected-to-overtake-wc-as-countrys-covid-19-epicentre-as-sas-numbers-climb-to-138-134-50068469

We are here to support the fight against the spread of COVID19
Sign up as a tracer today or find out more about our services at www.digitalfoorprint.co.za

According to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, South Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases now stand at 138 134, an increase of more than 6 000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

27/06/2020

We need to work together and hit this as hard as we can.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/22/coronavirus-contact-tracing-will-save-lives-if-officials-build-it.html

"Not to be overdramatic, but if done correctly, this will save lives," said Brian Holzer, CEO of Lacuna Health, which is partnering with Louisville, Kentucky, to ramp up contact tracing.

27/06/2020

27/06/2020

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/26/coronavirus-contact-tracing-is-not-going-well-fauci-says.html

Dr. Anthony Fauci said he personally is an advocate of "flooding the system with testing, so you really get a good handle about what is going on in the community."

21/06/2020

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/19/1004190/uk-covid-contact-tracing-app-fiasco/

There are advantages to being one of the world’s largest single-payer health-care systems. For the UK’s National Health Service, the NHS, big data is increasingly one of them. Its Recovery Trial, launched early in the coronavirus outbreak to collect information from across the system, has led to...

04/06/2020

Although many tracing apps are being designed to combat the spread of COVID-19, here’s a bit of Inisght as to why in South Africa and certain similar countries, manual tracking services might be more efficient

https://www.capetalk.co.za/features/380/covid-19-coronavirus-explained/384994/would-a-covid-19-contact-tracing-app-help-curb-coronavirus-in-south-africa

Lester Kiewit asks why, when so many tracing apps exist, is contact-tracing being done manually in South Africa?

02/06/2020

https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/13/coronavirus-health-agencies-need-army-of-contact-tracers/

Combined with widespread testing, contact tracing is seen as an essential part of the strategy for keeping the coronavirus in check after the first wave.

02/06/2020

https://www.who.int/publications-detail/contact-tracing-in-the-context-of-covid-19

Contact tracing in the context of COVID-19 10 May 2020 | COVID-19: Surveilllance, case investigation and epidemiological protocols Download (350.5 kB) Overview When systematically applied, contact tracing will break the chains of transmission of an infectious disease and is thus an essential publ.....