Young inventors in S. Korea make websites to track coronavirus cases

신종코로나에 맞선 대학생들의 착한 기술...코로나 알리미, 코로나맵

More people have been wanting to know where the confirmed patients went to avoid going there.
And some college students put up a website to inform people of the locations.
Our Kim Bo-kyoung tells us more.
To people in South Korea, keeping track of where confirmed patients have been is important.
Not only because they can check the locations they should avoid,... but also because they can quickly report to health authorities if they are showing any symptoms.
"To ease people’s anxieties,... college students in South Korea came up with an idea to make a map showing the locations that confirmed patients have visited."
Four students in their twenties learned programming together for a year,... and after the coronavirus outbreak, they developed a website called 'Corona-nearby'.
"Although lots of information on coronavirus was being provided, we didn't think it was in a nice format that people could look at. So we thought we could make a map-like version."
If you visit the website, you first need to allow the computer or mobile device to know your location.
Then based on the information where you are,... or where you would like to go, you can find any nearby sites where confirmed patients have visited.
You can also see the nearby hospitals in case you show any symptoms.
Another website called 'Corona-map' also shows the number of confirmed patients and a history of their whereabouts since contracting the virus.
"I wanted to correct false information on platforms such as social media or YouTube,... so I made a map service based on the data from Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
Young inventors of both websites say that they will update the information until the coronavirus outbreak passes.
They also added that they will continue to work for public good.
"We received lots of feedback from many people saying it was of great help. We felt pride in what we did so if other issues come up in the future, we will try our best to do something for society."
Inventors hope they can close the websites down so that people don't need to worry anymore.
KIM Bo-kyoung, Arirang News.

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