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millions of people in the UK will soon be asked to keep Track of their movements, the spread of the coronavirus.

on the Track , the contacts of the infected.

communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said: "the whole of society" have? their role in the identification of contact persons by the download of a nationwide app when it is released in a few weeks time,

So, how the identification of the contact persons work, you have to take part - and what happens with your data

What is contact tracing?

Contact tracing is a method used to slow down outbreaks, the spread of infection. It is often used in sexual health clinics, if infected, patients told, every contact with whom you were intimate.

In the Corona-Virus-pandemic, it means that the detection of any party have been in prolonged contact with potentially ask them to isolate themselves.

This is often done by calls to The Friends and family of the Corona Virus patients, supplemented by an automated location-tracking app.

in contrast to tracing in sexual health clinics, it is difficult to know who you are come in Close Enough contact with the spread of coronavirus. And scientists do not quite agree on what "close contact".

The World health organization recommends, always a Meter, while the British government recommends two.

their scientific advisers, apart, say, Two Seconds spent, a Meter, is as dangerous as spending a minute or two meters of each other.

Only the distance, through the app, so there will be many of these risk factors are missing, such as the length of time they spent in close proximity with and in what context (indoor or outdoor, well ventilated or not).

These must be picked up in discussions with the army of contact tracers.

Contact tracing is already used extensively by various countries, including Hong Kong , Singapore, and Germany.

the UK is planning the roll-out of its contact-tracing app, and the phone team until mid-may.

What will be the determination of the contact persons as in the UK?

The 18,000-strong team have around 3,000 officials and workers in the health sector, and 15,000 call-Handler.

This phone system is used in tandem with a tracing app to download on smartphones.

Bluetooth is a free app that tracks when its users come into contact with each other, the automation of the tracing process. When a user develops coronavirus symptoms, it is up to you, the app informs the NHS.

can trigger their proliferation, an anonymous warning to the user, with which you have tested recently, significant contact had to ask, again, potentially, to go to these people in quarantine or are.

For those without smartphones, an alternative is a Bluetooth-enabled bracelet, how to recognize this lockdown injuries.

you can help end the lockdown?

contact-tracing has been credited with helping to lift the restrictions in other countries, if you in combination with other measures.

South Korea was never in lockdown thanks to an early strategy of the comprehensive tracing, combined with the mass test.

The Nation 's prayers, not only for the citizens to remember their movements, it is used, credit card transactions, CCTV footage and Mobile Phone tracking to piece together, where they had been. According to a daily peak of 900 cases, the diagnosis is now only a handful of daily new cases.

If adopted widely enough, contact-tracing could help easy to UK restrictions, although it is unlikely, will be prosecuted to the citizens, to the extent of.

The British government initially attempted the identification of the contact persons of the early onset, before there are too many cases for which it is effective.

But it means less movement under blocking, that new eruptions should now be easier to Track .

Covid-19-the tracing app very work was started in Australia

phone-tracing-intensive and time-consuming, with Tracer in Ireland, the reporting of approximately 40 calls per infected person.

The mobile app it is easier, but academics advising the NHS estimate is to use 80% of smartphone users, 60% of the population-would have to actively.

By comparison, about 67% of UK smartphone users have downloaded the messaging app WhatsApp.

people would also be honest about the display all the possible symptoms and inform the NHS.

What can the government do with my data?

Not everyone is happy with the government, and the third given to the people with access to the data. Civil rights group Liberty, said the government must take the risks seriously, and you should not make the Installation of the app to leave a state, the blocking or the return to work. to

"millions of us go to trust in the app, and follow the advice it offers," says NHSX, the digital development arm of the health service. He says The Information collected will only be used for health and research purposes, and can be deleted from the app at any time.

The UK app is a centralized model, i.e., there will be a matching process on a computer server.

An alternative, decentralized model has been set up, which happens from Apple and Google, in which The Exchange on the mobile phones.

The tech giant to say that your version makes it more difficult to use it for hackers or authorities the computer, server logs, to Track and identify specific individuals.

But NHSX says his system will help give more insight into how the disease spread, and help to make the app more Efficient .

coronavirus pandemic, mobile phones, apps

Source of news: bbc.com