Re: <nettime> Should use mobile phone data to monitor public health

["Dr. Peter Troxler (p&s)" <peter.troxler@ps-culture.net>]

This is an interesting discussion â?¦ 

Iâ??d like to provide a link to a comment comparing the situation in Italy and South Korea which alludes to the possibility that in fact meticulous tracking of infected individuals from the very start of the outbreak *is* an effective way to contain the spread

https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/italy-and-south-korea-virus-outbreaks-reveal-disparity-in-deaths-and-tactics/



> On 18 Mar 2020, at 10:20, Felix Stalder <felix@openflows.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Here in Austria, and in many other places as well, restrictions on
> personal mobility are quite severe. At the moment, we are told to
> stay at home, with exceptions only for a) going to work (where remote
> work is not possible), b) shopping for necessities (food, medicines,
> cigarettes, mobile phones) c) helping others do b) and going for walks
> (alone or with people with whom one shares the apartment).


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