Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing

This article suggests that given the infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 and the lack of a widespread vaccine and limited treatment options for COVID-19, the use of a contact tracing app (which would collect information about test results and location data) might make identifying, removing and isolating positive cases of COVID-19 and their contacts more effective (if widely used) than manual contact tracing.

Digital contact tracing for COVID-19

This article discusses digital contact tracing as an alternative contact tracing method to manual contact tracing which is very labor and time intensive. Many different aspects would need to be considered when choosing to implement this strategy such as the technical limitations and the trade-offs between privacy and effectiveness.

COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Data Protection Can Go Together

This article discusses several strategies to combat one of the main critiques to app contact tracing or digital contract tracing which is the privacy of its users personal and geographic information.

Contact Transmission of COVID-19 in South Korea: Novel Investigation Techniques for Tracing Contacts

This article details the process for tracing the route of infection of COVID-19 in South Korea through contact tracing methods using GPS, medical records, CCtv and credit card transactions to verify an infected person's contacts and route for possible transmission in order to increase the details and accuracy of the investigation and make proper risk evaluations.