There have been recent reports of fraud associated with contact tracing efforts in Arkansas, according to Stephanie Williams, the chief of staff at the Arkansas Department of Health. “We now have 600 contact tracers that are actively calling Arkansans everyday,”…
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House Report: State Using Contact Tracing to Close Loops of COVID-19 Transmission
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffContact tracing is one of the most important public health strategies currently available to help us reduce the spread and transmission of COVID-19. The idea behind contact tracing is to see who is a close contact of an individual who…
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Hutchinson Aims to Double Planned Number of Contact Tracers
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleGov. Asa Hutchinson is looking to substantially increase the number of contact tracing resources in Arkansas. He is aiming to double the number of contact tracers that state officials had planned to add to the current capacity. In total, Hutchinson…
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Hutchinson Reports 3.1 Percent Positivity Rate and 226 New COVID-19 Cases
Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported 226 new COVID-19 cases at his press conference on June 5, bringing the total number of cases in the state of Arkansas to 8,651. Hospitalizations have increased to 147, which is 10 more than yesterday’s total.…
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Hutchinson Creates COVID-19 Technical Advisory Board
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleGov. Asa Hutchinson has created a new advisory board to “review and evaluate new technologies” as the state works to increase its COVID-19 testing capabilities. Hutchinson announced on Friday, May 29 that he had signed an executive order creating the…
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Apple and Google Partnering to Develop Contact Tracing Platform
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleTwo tech giants are partnering up to develop solutions to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. Apple and Google, two of the largest tech companies in the world, are developing a contact tracing platform that will allow for increased contact tracing of…