Designing a mobile app to trace Covid-19 using social networks

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce our new design of mobile social app. This app can be used to trace the spread of Covid-19 among the app users while in social gathering. In the state of the art, we studied several existing social apps from around the world to trace/track Covid-19 and compare them with our new social app. In this comparisons, a number of parameters are defined to cover wide range of aspects related to current pandemic. These aspects covers existing of technologies (Cloud, Bluetooth, Mobile Device), governments (Support, Use, Enforcement), and app users (Health, Social, Privacy). From the users prospective, the new design takes into account the effects of wearing masks have on lowering the rate and informing the user of the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in their surrounding communities. From the development prospective, the new design was described without hassling with the platform details of app implementation. Our evaluation of the design support the development of a social app that adhere to existing technologies, government policies, and user trust.