The thermometers, which are connected to a smartphone app, are designed to crowd-source unusual fever activity in real-time.
, a fitness tracking app, also said its technology could “help predict who may have coronavirus before they show symptoms,” according to Will Ahmed, the company’s CEO. The WHOOP app, which connects to a wearable bracelet, allows users to self-report positive coronavirus diagnoses.
In theory, the data collected by Kinsa and others highlighting possible atypical-illness could pinpoint potential coronavirus clusters well before official testing and give public health officials a much-needed warning. In Florida, Kinsa’s mapping identified fever clusters days before the state emerged as a hot-bed of coronavirus transmissions, Singh said.
Slavitt’s words may come as a ray of light for local leaders eager to get their economy back on track, even as public health experts warn that doing so presents a risk to public health. In a town like St. Augustine, re-opening businesses might invite asymptomatic out-of-town guests to more easily spread the virus.
For areas that are more saturated with smart-thermometers, the data gathered still relies on deviations from expected fever levels associated with seasonal influenza, making it difficult to draw concrete conclusions about the data.“That basically means that the fidelity of the signal is dependent on a statistical probability of you catching people who have a fever,” Shah said.
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