The rapid global spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has severely impacted daily
life worldwide. As potential solutions, various digital contact tracing (DCT) strategies have …

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the key role that epidemiology and modelling play
in analysing infectious threats and supporting decision making in real-time. Motivated by the …

Emerging infectious diseases are a critical public health challenge in the twenty-first century.
The recent proliferation of such diseases has raised major social and economic concerns …

Digital contact tracing and notification were initially hailed as promising strategies to combat
SARS-CoV-2; however, in most jurisdictions, they did not live up to their promise. To avert a …

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the need for improved technologies to help
control the spread of contagious pathogens. While rapid point-of-need testing plays a key …

To complement labour-intensive conventional contact tracing, digital proximity tracing was
implemented widely during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the privacy-centred design …

Public holidays have been associated with SARS-CoV-2 incidence surges, although a firm
link remains to be established. This association is sometimes attributed to events where …

Individual-level georeferenced data have been widely used in COVID-19 control measures
around the world. Recent research observed that there is a trade-off relationship between …

We develop a mathematical model to investigate the effect of contact tracing on containing
epidemic outbreaks and slowing down the spread of transmissible diseases. We propose a …

Background Rapid and mass transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus amongst vulnerable
people led to devastating effects from COVID-19 in care homes. The CONTACT intervention …