The future of contact tracing GovInsider

When an epidemic spreads, it's vital to alert people who may have been infected but are yet to show symptoms. This process is called contact tracing, and across the world officials are spending long nights and weekends interviewing patients to identify people at risk. "The challenge is that, right now, it takes a significant amount of time to identify close contacts of the person who has been infected," says Akshay Saigal, Head of Innovation Labs for Asia at DXC Technology. "The track and trace is very manual and takes huge teams of dedicated officials to perform." He thinks that tech innovation can make a big difference to nations in need and spoke with GovInsider about three steps that officials can use for faster contact tracing.