The use of careFiji app for contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Digital gap and challenges faced in Fiji

Globally, digital contact tracing initiatives has been used as a tool to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fijian Government and Ministry of Health are promoting the use of the “careFiji” app to help in contact tracing. This paper will discuss the rollout of the careFiji app which helps in combating...

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Autores principales: Chand, Shivnay S., Chand, Aneesh A., Chand, Krishneel K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: IJS Publishing Group Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8270728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34252596
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106023
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Sumario:Globally, digital contact tracing initiatives has been used as a tool to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fijian Government and Ministry of Health are promoting the use of the “careFiji” app to help in contact tracing. This paper will discuss the rollout of the careFiji app which helps in combating COVID-19 in Fiji, and the challenges caused by the digital gap that has surfaced during the pandemic.

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