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New Zealand team creates world-first innovation in the fight against Coronavirus
Operating in New Zealand since June 2020 , the ëlarm system has been developed to detect up to three days before people know they have the lethal virus."Based on our New Zealand success and the extensive data we've gathered from clinicians around the world, ," Mr O'Connor says.
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While ëlarm is not a test and does not provide medical advice, the system alerts users to biometric changes that indicate viral infection and provides relevant World Health Organisation and CDC guidelines. This enables people to proactively get tested and self-isolate before any symptoms appear. This helps .
As opposed to developing technology based on specific smartwatches, ëlarm is .' As a software service, ëlarm can use data from a growing list of wearable devices, and is available worldwide.
"When Covid-19 emerged, we had already created a vault where personal health and wearables data is safely stored and analyzed. We saw that we had the expertise and technology to make a substantial contribution in the fight against Coronavirus," Mr O'Connor explains. "With new Coronavirus strains and possible further mutations, the urgency is to through our global population until a vaccine is available."
Professor Michael Baker , one of New Zealand's leading epidemiologists, says there are many useful applications for this technology. "It's very encouraging that New Zealand is producing exciting innovations of new surveillance tools for tracking people who are potentially infected by Coronavirus and other infectious agents."