Health Dec 11 States get tracing apps to interact with each other as virus rises By Bryan Anderson, Associated Press
Science Dec 06 Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any personal information. But for the most part, Americans haven’t been all that interested. By Bryan Anderson, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Politics Oct 05 What we know about Trump’s COVID-19 illness What the president’s spokespeople have said about his illness, the therapies he has been given so far and what his return to the Oval Office may look like. By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas, Rebecca Oh
Politics Oct 05 D.C. health department can’t reach White House for COVID-19 tracing, Bowser says Officials with the Washington, D.C., Department of Health have been unsuccessful in trying to connect with the White House to assist with contact tracing and other protocols regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press
World Jul 06 Watch 7:02 Hong Kong residents challenge government over laws, but fight virus together Recent headlines out of Hong Kong have focused on politics, with the imposition of a controversial new national security law from Beijing. But on the public health front, Hong Kong has been a coronavirus success story, suffering much less infection… By Nick Schifrin
Jun 29 Tracking coronavirus cases proves difficult amid new surge By Tammy Webber, Brady McCombs, John L. Mone, Associated Press Contact tracing tracks people who test positive and anyone they've come in contact with. It was challenging even when stay-at-home orders were in place, but it's exponentially more difficult now. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 6:28 How Vietnam’s authoritarian government succeeded at containing COVID-19 By Mike Cerre The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to spread across much of the world, but one country that set out to defeat it has apparently succeeded: Vietnam. Bordering China, where the virus originated, the similarly authoritarian country instituted mass quarantines and social… Continue watching
Jun 02 French virus tracing app goes live amid debate over privacy By Sylvie Corbet, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press France is rolling out an official coronavirus contact-tracing app aimed at containing fresh outbreaks as lockdown restrictions gradually ease. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 7:17 ‘Massive numbers of people’ needed to do contact tracing State governments across the country are hiring thousands of people as contact tracers to track the spread of COVID-19 and to help bring it under control. The data collected from contact tracing can help researchers better understand how the virus… Continue watching
May 21 European plans to use apps in virus tracking face setbacks By Danica Kirka, Vanessa Gera, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Doubts were growing on Thursday over whether ambitious plans by European governments to use contact-tracing apps to fight the spread of the coronavirus will be able to be implemented with any real effectiveness soon. Continue reading