#covid 19 contact tracing

Despite all these, we still don’t have a national contact-tracing app. Contact tracing is a critical step in managing a pandemic. When systematically implemented, contact tracing can prevent outbreaks and disrupt the chains of transmission. The Local Government Units (LGUs) try to pick up the slack by having their own contact tracing apps. Local contact tracing is only useful if absolutely everyone categorically never travels across territories – a feat simply impossible as we’ve found out from the last two years. Furthermore, needing multiple contact-tracing apps discourages people from using the apps. It’s the fact that there’s no reason we don’t have a national contact-tracing app already despite it being an easy solution. Malaysia – a country sharing many similarities with the Philippines – has a national contact-tracing app called MySejahtera. Read more in our articles including "No excuse for not having a national COVID-19 contact-tracing app" and "LTFRB: StaySafe.ph contact tracing app now mandatory in PUVs".