Blockchain-Based Digital Contact Tracing Apps for COVID-19 Pandemic Management: Issues, Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions

• Published in: JMIR medical informatics Vol. 9; no. 2; p. e25245
• Main Authors: Idrees, Sheikh Mohammad, Nowostawski, Mariusz, Jameel, Roshan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications 09.02.2021
• Subjects: Blockchain; Contact tracing; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease transmission; Medical supplies; Pandemics; Patients; Prevention; Privacy; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Viewpoint; COVID-19; app; security; blockchain; contact tracing; privacy preservation; digital contact tracing; privacy; surveillance; blockchain technology

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial global disturbance by affecting more than 42 million people (as of the end of October 2020). Since there is no medication or vaccine available, the only way to combat it is to minimize transmission. Digital contact tracing is an effective technique that c...