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Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Saturday reminded individuals subject to self-health management not to partake in group dining or large-scale gatherings outside their homes during the Lunar New Year holiday period, and go out only when absolutely necessary.
If individuals have to go out for food, they should get takeout and eat at home, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who also heads the CECC, said during a press event in Taipei.
Stressing that the current domestic COVID-19 cluster infection is not yet over, Chen advised individuals subject to self-health management to avoid sharing utensils with family members when having a home get-together meal, to minimize the risk of cross infection.
Cell phone data that is routinely collected by telecommunications providers can reveal changes of behavior in people who are diagnosed with a flu-like illness, while also protecting their anonymity, a new study finds. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published the research, led by computer scientists at Emory University and based on data drawn from a 2009 outbreak of H1N1 flu in Iceland.
“To our knowledge, our project is the first major, rigorous study to individually link passively-collected cell phone metadata with actual public health data,” says Ymir Vigfusson, assistant professor in Emory University’s Department of Computer Science and a first author of the study. “We’ve shown that it’s possible to do so without comprising privacy and that our method could potentially provide a useful tool to help monitor and control infectious disease outbreaks.”
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Cell phone data that is routinely collected by telecommunications providers can reveal changes of behavior in people who are diagnosed with a flu-like illness, while also protecting their anonymity, a new study finds. The
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published the research, led by computer scientists at Emory University and based on data drawn from a 2009 outbreak of H1N1 flu in Iceland. To our knowledge, our project is the first major, rigorous study to individually link passively-collected cell phone metadata with actual public health data, says Ymir Vigfusson, assistant professor in Emory University s Department of Computer Science and a first author of the study. We ve shown that it s possible to do so without comprising privacy and that our method could potentially provide a useful tool to help monitor and control infectious disease outbreaks.
2021-01-21 06:36:07 GMT2021-01-21 14:36:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
VIENTIANE, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) Laos National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported Thursday that 2,804 people are still being quarantined at 33 accommodation centers across the country.
Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the Lao Ministry of Health Latsamy Vongkhamsao told a press conference in Lao capital Vientiane on Thursday, everyone should continue to follow all government measures concerning control of the virus including those laid down by a Prime Ministerial Order and the national virus taskforce.
The committee advised people not to become complacent, although the country s last COVID-19 case had been discharged from hospital.
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