Technology can solve a logistically impossible challenge BIGSTOCKHow mobile phone companies can step up in this battleTo fight coronavirus, we need to know where the high-risk cases are. How do we find the people with and without symptoms in a country of more than 160 million people? In the time of social distancing, we are reaching out to millions of households and getting data critical to finding the virus. The data scientists in the four telcos, a2i, and NTMC are now working to analyze this data to locate high-risk cases who need immediate care and the possible hot zones that are forming through transmission from carriers. This is a demonstration of how Digital Bangladesh is coming to the aid of the nation at a time of critical need.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 04, 2020 11:26 UTC