June 17, 2020

Geospatial Digital Monitoring of COVID-19 Cases at High Spatiotemporal Resolution

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

• De Ridder et al. analyzed the daily geographical clustering dynamics of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Geneva, Switzerland and found no clusters form within the first 8 days of detection of the first positive patient—indicating a window in which transmission to neighbors can be curbed—and that the first clusters emerged in areas of high population density. The authors propose use of their approach as an alternative to digital contact tracing to reduce privacy concerns.  

De Ridder et al. (June 2020). Geospatial Digital Monitoring of COVID-19 Cases at High Spatiotemporal Resolution. The Lancet Digital Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(20)30139-4