Contact tracing reduces time to isolation by nearly two days

Contact tracing reduces the time taken to isolate people with COVID-19 by nearly two days, making it key to controlling the spread of coronavirus, a new study claims.  Chinese researchers claim contact tracing reduced time taken to isolate infected people from an average of 4.6 days down to 2.7 days.   The study was based on … Read more

Smart contact lens developed that allows diabetics to monitor their glucose levels

Diabetics will be able to monitor their glucose level just by blinking thanks to new smart contact lenses that monitor liquid in the eye and share reports wirelessly. The new invention is being developed by researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea as an alternative to blood tests. The wireless and remotely … Read more

Army of council staff and civil servant ‘will help contact tracing of coronavirus patients’

Army of THOUSANDS of coronavirus tracers ‘will be recruited to track down infected people’s contacts’ as part of plans to stem the virus Council staff and civil servants will be among thousands drafted in to help  Contact tracing was abandoned a month ago as ministers focused on testing  Claims three-tier tracing system could be in … Read more

ACLU warns contact tracing apps monitoring spread of COVID-19 could have ‘significant’ privacy risks

ACLU warns contact tracing apps designed to monitor spread of COVID-19 could have ‘significant’ privacy risks if they do not have proper safeguards The ACLU says contact tracing apps will have to be made with privacy in mind It said that apps could have significant privacy risks if not designed properly Among other things the … Read more