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Using mobile data to check if population is adhering to quarantine recommendations

Innovative response

In Geneva city authorities using mobile data to check if population adheres to the recommendations to stay at home before imposing curfew.
https://www.thelocal.ch/20200326/further-quarantine-measures-on-hold-as-mobile-data-confirms-discipline-of-swiss-population

Specific issues addressed and anticipated impact

Helps avoid unnecessary strict measures that otherwise would be unpopular among population and cost additional resources

Potential issues

Privacy concerns

Issues being addressed:

  • Resource management and mobilisation
  • Governance responses
  • Real-time data collection, sharing, and analysis

Response contact:

[email protected]

Date Submitted:

27 March 2020