Reply To: Week 1 Topic discussion 2

[Wai Phyo Aung]

After reading the article, I learned about the importance of surveillance in responding pandemic disease COVID-19. The technology plays a pivotal role in surveillance. In the article, It highlighted the usages of technology in
1) digital epidemiological surveillance (web-based online syndromic , 2) Rapid case identification (febrile checking symptoms), 3) Interruption of community transmission (Digital contact tracing) , 4) Public communication (social media platform) and 5) Clinical care (teleconferencing). Among them,
Interruption of community transmission is my mind blowing tools. It works via smart phone based on low-power Bluetooth technology. In controlling of fast transmissible diseases, contact tracing and breaking the chain of transmission is key intervention to response. The technology can track the contact of positive patient by tracking the Bluetooth exposure range. It will alert to contact person to follow quarantine or test when his/her contact is becoming positive. It also can map the geo-point of the cases and additional measurement like lock-down, quarantine, medical service and other necessity services can provide to that place.