{"id":17621,"date":"2022-01-31T11:58:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T11:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=17621"},"modified":"2022-01-31T11:58:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T11:58:57","slug":"predicting-covid-19-outbreaks-mobile-device-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/predicting-covid-19-outbreaks-mobile-device-data\/17621\/","title":{"rendered":"Predicting COVID-19 outbreaks using mobile device data\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Researchers at Yale School of Public Health accurately forecast COVID-19 outbreaks in Connecticut municipalities by utilising mobile device data.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
In order to conduct their novel study, the researchers used anonymous location information from mobile devices. The method employed by the team could prove useful in helping health officials predict local COVID-19 outbreaks, thus enabling them to allocate testing resources more efficiently.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n