Contact Tracing Apps: Promising Tool in the Fight Against COVID-19?

15 July 2020

Imagebild Corona App: Corona-Virus in einer Zielscheibe und Smartphone in Benutzung

Photo: geralt from pixabay, cropped

The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina starts a new virtual format together with its global partners. The first panel on July 15, 2020 deals with digital tracing tools for the prevention and control of infectious diseases, particularly contact tracing apps in the coronavirus pandemic. Prof. Dr. Judith Simon is one of the scientists from the UK, Korea, Ireland and Germany, who is going to discuss different aspects, from app development to legal, ethical and public health implications. The panel takes an interdisciplinary and international comparative approach.

Join the event in English via Zoom. You are welcome to ask questions in the Zoom chat. Registration is required.

Leopoldina International – Virtual Panel Series
Date: Wednesday, 15. July 2020
Time: 10:00 – 11:15 London & Dublin / 11:00 – 12:15 Berlin / 18:00 – 19:15 Seoul
Location: Online

Registration required at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WKeoI9nXQjCG_vwT92I0NQ

Event website: https://www.leopoldina.org/en/events/event/event/2816/