/oss/taxonomy/term/4556/all en /oss/article/covid-19-health/predicting-emerging-covid-19-hotspotswithout-asking <p>The ability to accurately pinpoint areas where new cases of COVID-19 are rising would help to better allocate resources and enact better local policy.</p> <p>Most attempts made at monitoring COVID symptoms in the population have been conducted via online surveys or ‘apps.’ While these are tried and tested methods used to gather information, we know they have many inherent biases and flaws. People still need to “choose” to answer a survey… and many don’t. We also know people often give false information for a variety of reasons.</p> Mon, 25 May 2020 20:44:19 +0000 David Zlotnick MD, Contributor 8256 at /oss