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Corona Datenspende (Corona Data Donation)

Innovative response

The app will allow people to voluntarily and anonymously share information from their fitness trackers that could reveal signs of a Covid-19 infection.

The free app will log a person's postcode, age and weight and keep track of any changes in activity and sleep habits, heart rate or even body temperature that could be symptoms of an acute respiratory disease.

Specific issues addressed and anticipated impact

Real-time data collection, sharing, and analysis

Organisations/institutions involved

Robert Koch Institute

Level(s) of government:
  • National/Federal government

Issues being addressed:

  • Real-time data collection, sharing, and analysis

Date Submitted:

8 April 2020