They are the open-ended questions that aim to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus
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Cases are asked to detail their movements for the fortnight before falling ill and then the 48 hours prior to and since displaying symptoms. They are asked who they were with, what they did, where they went and how long they stayed. “During SARS people were slow to tell you things that were important because they were fearful of being value-judged," she said. "The same thing happened with HIV.”
It includes prompts such as: “Can you please take me through the two weeks leading up to the onset of your symptom? A calendar or diary, work roster, phone photos, credit or debit card information, might help."Credit:Professor Mark Stoove, an infectious disease expert from the Burnet Institute, said the most effective contact tracers did not robotically read through questions.
Contact tracing identifies, assesses and manages people who have been exposed to a disease to stop its spread.
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