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23 April 2020

Imperial white paper outlines key data questions for contact-tracing tech

Contact-tracing could prove useful in avoiding long-term confinement measures, the college said, but caution needs to be exercised to protect
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22 April 2020

‘Absence of evidence’ for Covid-19 contact-tracing apps, review finds

Given the lack of evidence, the review warned making use of Covid-19 tracing apps mandatory would “likely fall foul of
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21 April 2020

Digital Health Unplugged: April news team debrief (from home)

Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as we discuss the development of contact-tracing apps.
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20 April 2020

NHSX must be ‘upfront’ about contact-tracing app, privacy group says

The app, developed by NHSX, is currently being trialled in the North of England. Digital Health News understands it is
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16 April 2020

Apple and Google join forces in fight against Covid-19

The companies will create contact tracing technology to enable the use of Bluetooth to help governments and health authorities track
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7 April 2020

Timeline: What happened with the NHS Covid-19 app

Digital Health's senior reporter, Andrea Downey, takes a look at the NHS Covid-19 app, what went wrong during development and
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2 April 2020

Oxford University launches Covid-19 government response tracker

The Covid-19 Government Response Tracker contains data from 73 countries and records the actions governments have taken in response to
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27 March 2020

Coronavirus news round-up: Digital Health debrief

Digital Health News will be bringing you a weekly round-up of the latest coronavirus news from the NHS and suppliers
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