Effectiveness of Ehteraz digital contact tracing app versus conventional contact tracing in managing the outbreak of COVID-19 in the State of Qatar

What are the new findings?

• Ehteraz Bluetooth technology-based contact tracing applications do not match the accuracy and targeted approach of conventional contact tracing methodologies.

• One of the key characteristics of contact tracing is the timely identification of close contacts followed by the implementation of appropriate measures such as isolation, testing, quarantine. The delay of digital contact tracing methods in identifying…