Researchers develop tool to determine number of contact tracers needed to reopen

GW Hatchet - Researchers at the Milken Institute School of Public Health developed a tool earlier this month to determine the number of COVID-19 contact tracers needed to reopen society in the United States. The tool estimates a total of 165,000 contact tracers – people who help identify those who have come in contact with COVID-19 – are needed to reopen the country. Researchers involved in developing the tool said it will help health care officials plan ahead to determine the most accurate number of contact tracers needed to limit the spread of the outbreak. Read full article.