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ASYMPTOMATIC COVID-19 QUARANTINE DIGITAL SOLUTION: A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT
STUDY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Malaysia has implemented home quarantine for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in
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response to an overwhelming number of positive cases . However, monitoring of
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warning signs is crucial as these patients may experience silent hypoxia at home .
The study aims to assess the functionality and usability of a newly developed home
quarantine digital solution called CODIQ-My.

METHODOLOGY

The CODIQ-My consists of a wearable biosensor, a mobile application and a

centralized monitoring dashboard for health officers. Important vital signs (body
temperature, oxygen saturation and pulse rate) were captured by the wearable

biosensor remotely which is then transmitted to the centralized monitoring dashboard
via the paired mobile application. Moreover, geofencing enables monitoring of

quarantine compliance. The patient is required to fill in a self-reported survey on their

symptoms twice daily for three days consecutively. Notifications and alerts are
incorporated within the system enhancing the monitoring activity by health care

professionals.

RESULTS

A total of 71 COVID-19 patients from a designated quarantine centre were recruited
into the study. Among them, 8 (11.0 %) patients failed to use the CODIQ-My due to

technical issues. During the study period, 1525 (99.0%) check-in attempts were
performed and recorded 3838 (84.0%) vital readings successfully. A total of 1172

alerts were triggered, with 560 (48.0%) for vital signs monitoring, 262 (22.0%) for user

photo mis-match, 144 (12.0%) for quarantine breach, 90 (8%) for operational
problems, and 113 (10.0%) for symptom checker.

TECHNICAL REPORT

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