Digital contact tracing application - Koronavilkku for COVID - 19 epidemic prevention and control

Abstract

The primary objective of this study was to examine the existing literature on clinical and practical COVID-19 pandemic preventive measures, in particular Finland’s contact tracing app “Koronavilkku”. The research method of this study was a narrative literature review. The data was collected from PUBMED, EBSCO (CINAHL), SCIENCE DIRECT and GOOGLE SCHOLAR. Data from 7 studies were used in this study. The results indicate that technical, social, and epidemiological methods were the three categories where digital contact tracing applications were deployed in response to COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control. The findings of the narrative literature study indicate that the Finnish digital contact and monitoring application played a crucial part in the COVID - 19 epidemic's prevention and control. Contact tracking applications used during the COVID-19 outbreak has given new insights for modernizing the idea of digital health, relating to person - centred treatment, financial incentives, and cybersecurity. The COVID-19 pandemic is not merely a human tragedy. The lessons learned offer workable, preventative, and control measures for future disease outbreaks.