Covid Aware

Current methods of contact-tracing in BC are tedious and not very effective. Our app offers a seamless and smooth experience for users.

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Try it out at https://covid-aware-301221.web.app/.

Description

This app provides an effective and quick way to implement contact tracing for local businesses and busy locations. After an initial sign in with Google, all it takes is a quick QR scan to record the locations someone has visited. The app will notify the user if a location they have visited has had a covid-19 case in the past 14 days.

The Problem

  • Contact tracing is difficult
  • Previous solutions are tedious or ineffective
  • Contact tracing is difficult
  • Information is not easily accessible by the general public

The Solution

  • Have customers scan a QR code upon entering a venue
  • Leaving their contact information
  • Notifies you if you have had a case and notifies a venue if they have had one
  • Quick and efficiently records visited locations
  • Make information more transparent and accessible

Features

Implemented

  • Login / Registration for users
  • Searching / QR scanning upon entering a venue

For the Future

  • Finalize database access
  • Map for visualization of COVID cases
  • Analytics for users and venues of their number of customers and visits

Resources Used

  • React, react-router-dom, react-qr-reader for frontend
  • Firebase for backend: Firebase Hosting + Firestore
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