The grand challenge that the Pandemitrack team aimed to address was the management of disease outbreak, specifically the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). With the spread of COVID-19, there have been multiple resources providing information and as a result, people were misinformed. The proposed solution was to create an app to identify local cases in the user’s area, identify symptoms, and provide resources for those who may have been exposed. By creating this app, users will be more informed regarding disease outbreaks in their area. Primarily the app focuses on combating the novel coronavirus, however its parameters can be reconfigured to manage other disease outbreaks such as the flu. Creation of the app was done in Unity Engine using #C. Prominent features of the app include contact tracing based on self reported cases, a symptom tracker, mental health resources, and treatment resources. Additionally, data was collected through a survey to determine how likely people are to use the app. Our app aims to manage, and hopefully eradicate, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus which lead to a global pandemic. Users who download the app will be better informed about disease outbreaks in their area.

An Intuitive Application for COVID-19 Education and Contact Tracing Poster