Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:07:16 +0200Health officials and IT groups use big data to track spread of coronavirushttps://english.radio.cz/health-officials-and-it-groups-use-big-data-track-spread-coronavirus-8104785© 2026 Radio Prague International Nearly half of the Czechs who were quarantined after returning from Italy, broke the government order, data released by an independent IT initiative shows. It was collected by analysing anonymous card payment details and is just one of the ways in which big data is being used to keep better track of COVID-19 and its spread. The government has also stepped in, giving patients the option to share their movement with hygienists. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/pokladna_platba.jpg?timestamp=1590529251 Health officials and IT groups use big data to track spread of coronavirus https://english.radio.cz/health-officials-and-it-groups-use-big-data-track-spread-coronavirus-8104785 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9