Evaluation of Contact-Tracing Policies against the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Austria: An Agent-Based Simulation.
Martin BicherClaire RippingerChristoph UrachDominik BrunmeirUwe SiebertNiki PopperPublished in: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making (2021)
The study shows that tracing is indeed an efficient measure to keep case numbers low but comes at a high price if the disease is not well contained. Therefore, contact tracing must be executed strictly, and adherence within the population must be held up to prevent uncontrolled outbreaks of the disease.