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# Risk scoring calculation for the current NHSx contact tracing app

@article{Briers2020RiskSC,
title={Risk scoring calculation for the current NHSx contact tracing app},
author={Mark Briers and Marcos Charalambides and Chris Holmes},
journal={ArXiv},
year={2020},
volume={abs/2005.11057}
}
• Published 22 May 2020
• Medicine, Computer Science, Physics, Biology
• ArXiv
We consider how the NHS COVID-19 application will initially calculate a risk score for an individual based on their recent contact with people who report that they have coronavirus symptoms.

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