Nationwide rollout reveals efficacy of epidemic control through digital contact tracing

Ahmed Elmokashfi; Joakim Sundnes; Amund Kvalbein; Valeriya Naumova; Sven-Arne Reinemo; Per Magne Florvaag; Håkon Kvale Stensland; Olav Lysne

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26144-8

Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Nationwide rollout reveals efficacy of epidemic control through digital contact tracing

Ahmed Elmokashfi,
Joakim Sundnes,
Amund Kvalbein,
Valeriya Naumova,
Sven-Arne Reinemo,
Per Magne Florvaag,
Håkon Kvale Stensland,
Olav Lysne

Affiliations

Ahmed Elmokashfi: Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering
Joakim Sundnes: Simula Research Laboratory
Amund Kvalbein: Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering
Valeriya Naumova: Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering
Sven-Arne Reinemo: Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering
Per Magne Florvaag: Simula Research Laboratory
Håkon Kvale Stensland: Simula Research Laboratory
Olav Lysne: Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26144-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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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 contact tracing.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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