tracing

Next up on the “how to get life back to normal” checklist: contact tracing. But it’s not going to be easy. Experts already say states need to wait until coronavirus cases actually start to decline over several weeks before they begin reopening businesses and sending people back to school and work. The US also needs…

Published on Apr 22, 2020Test, trace, and treat have become three major words when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic, but when it comes to stopping a second wave of COVID-19 cases, tracing might be the key. But while other countries have aggressively traced new cases, the United States is still behind, even though companies…

The job of contact tracing can involve detective work. During the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014, a hand-drawn map on the wall of a rural clinic in Liberia showed health workers how to get to a remote village where a woman with Ebola may have traveled. Kelly McEvers/NPR hide caption toggle caption Kelly…

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…