As parts of the U.S. aim to move out of lockdown, a key tool to contain coronavirus cases will be contact tracing. It's something health workers... How Do You Do Contact Tracing? Poor Countries Have ...

Despite a massive hiring push last year, health agencies around the U.S. failed to contain the pandemic through contact tracing. Health leaders... Why Contact Tracing Couldn't Keep Up With The U.S.

Coronavirus has invaded what should be a fortress of safety -- and it keeps spreading inside and outside the White House. "The White House has turned into the epicenter of what is clearly a major ...

If a Wake County librarian reaches out unexpectedly in the days and weeks to come, it’s probably going to be about something far more important than an overdue book. It could mean you’ve potentially ...

"That's really what we do. That's the basic blocking and tackling right now of public health is we're going to trace the people he had contact with," Azar said on CBS's Face The Nation, referring to a ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Switzerland, like many other countries, relied on contact tracing to identify people likely to have been contaminated by an infected acquaintance. Has this strategy, ...

After college, I really wanted to work with people. After a few jobs in healthcare, I got a job as an STD contact tracer. That eventually led to my current position as a COVID-19 contact tracer. 10 ...

Yes, it's time-consuming. No, it's not hard. Yes, you'll learn something. I have a full-time job and no plans to leave it, but when Johns Hopkins launched an online course for contact tracers last ...

Many Americans are being asked to enlist their smartphones against the pandemic. Public health agencies hope the information on phones can help with contact tracing. But how much information should we ...

As US tops 60k deaths, South Korea marks first day without a new local case. Imagine that you're in a midsize city, the lock-down has been lifted and you finally go back to the office and see your ...