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Previously submitted to: Journal of Medical Internet Research (no longer under consideration since Apr 07, 2021)

Date Submitted: Mar 4, 2021

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Singapore’s Experience with Digital Technology in COVID-19 Epidemiological Investigations and Outbreak Management

  • Andrew Arjun Sayampanathan; 
  • Abigail W L Wong; 
  • Hwee Pin Phua; 
  • Junxiong Pang; 
  • Yee Leong Teoh; 
  • Vernon J Lee

ABSTRACT

Singapore invested heavily in its digital infrastructure to strengthen the public health management of COVID-19. These included the adoption of contact tracing technology and information integration platforms. This article describes the various technology utilised specifically for epidemiological investigations and outbreak management during the COVID-19 pandemic, together with their limitations and ethical considerations.


 Citation

Please cite as:

Sayampanathan AA, Wong AWL, Phua HP, Pang J, Teoh YL, Lee VJ

Singapore’s Experience with Digital Technology in COVID-19 Epidemiological Investigations and Outbreak Management

JMIR Preprints. 04/03/2021:28414

DOI: 10.2196/preprints.28414

URL: https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/28414

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