Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Contact tracing
31 May 2021 | Questions and answers
Contact tracing is the process of identifying, assessing, and managing people who have been exposed to someone who has been infected with the COVID-19 virus. Contact tracing and quarantine of contacts identified through contact tracing interrupt transmission between people and are essential public health tools for controlling the virus. Contact tracing can also help people who are at a higher risk of developing severe disease
If you think you may be a contact of someone who has recently been infected, you should be contacted by health authorities to determine if you meet the contact definition. You may also be informed directly by someone you were in contact with who later tested positive. If you have downloaded a COVID-19 proximity tracing application, you may also get notified through your mobile phone.
WHO recommends that you stay in quarantine for 14 days
The data storage for tracing apps can either be stored and processed on a central server managed by the national public health authority, or
Whichever approach is selected, governments and third parties should ensure
Both quarantine and isolation help to stop the spread of the virus.
Quarantine