Real-time digital data of international passengers will shine in the precaution of epidemics

Naizhe Li; Lu Dong

doi:10.1016/j.imed.2022.10.002

Real-time digital data of international passengers will shine in the precaution of epidemics

Intell Med. 2023 Feb;3(1):44-45. doi: 10.1016/j.imed.2022.10.002. Epub 2022 Oct 23.

Authors

Naizhe Li^{1

2}, Lu Dong¹

Affiliations

¹ MOE Key Laboratory For Biodiversity Science And Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100091, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Center for Global Change and Public Health, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100091, China.

Abstract

International movement plays an important role in spatial spread of infectious diseases. Here, we share two successful COVID-19 interventions based on real-time digital information collected from international passengers, which have been performed in Greece and China respectively. Both of the interventions demonstrated good performance and showed the potential of real-time digital data in containing the spread. However, several key points should not be ignored when we promote similar strategies.

Keywords: Border surveillance strategy; Digital data; International movement; Real-time.

Publication types

Editorial