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Contact tracing can help public health officials slow the spread of coronavirus. Angela Lang/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. In the fight against the spread of COVID-19, Apple and Google are teaming up to help public health organizations more easily track the spread of coronavirus…

Published on Apr 21, 2020Some states are reopening before there is a COVID-19 vaccine, but many are worried about a second wave of cases. NBC News’ Alexa Liautaud spoke with infectious disease Dr. Mike Reid who explained how contact tracing could prevent a second outbreak.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC» Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNewsNBC…

Screenshot: ContagionContact tracing is a critical tool for containing a disease outbreak. For COVID-19, it’s also a key part of plans like the World Health Organization’s guidelines for easing distancing restrictions. So what is contact tracing and how does it work? has a few scenes that show a dramatized version of contact tracing. Kate Winslet’s…

Contact tracing can help public health officials slow the spread of coronavirus. Angela Lang/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Contact tracing has become an important tool for public health officials in the fight against the spread of COVID-19, and organizations around the world are now creating services…

Massachusetts has launched an effort to contain the coronavirus by tracking down everyone who has tested positive, identifying their close contacts, and asking both groups of people to isolate until they are no longer contagious.As the first week of calls draws to a close: Contact investigators reached 765 Massachusetts residents who've tested positive as of…