Učinkovitost mobilne aplikacije OstaniZdrav

slovenian

2021

volume 68, issue 2

Društvo matematikov, fizikov in astronomov

The OstaniZdrav (StayHealthy) mobile application is part of an effort to control the SARS-CoV-2 virus epidemic. Its purpose is to record contacts among people with the goal of anonymously alerting users who have been in contact with an infected person. However, as the use of the application is voluntary, doubts have arisen about its effectiveness. Although the process of infection spreading is complex, we can calculate, under certain assumptions, how likely it is that the app warns an infected person about an increased risk of infection, and how high is the probability of infection for app users who receive a message indicating a lower risk of infection compared to non-users. Based on the obtained results, we then estimate the required share of application use that would have a serious impact on the epidemic, provided that all persons who were warned about an increased risk of infection self-isolate themselves.

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