Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are no longer able to offer the mContain app and its associated services to communities and organizations throughout the United States.

Despite our continued efforts, we regrettably must say that mContain will not be approved in a usable form for Apple iOS smartphones, forcing us to cease its development and operations in both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. This project does not merit continuation without the inclusion of Apple smartphone users.

The mContain website will remain online as a reference to the efforts of our team and collaborators, including the office of legal counsel at The University of Memphis and the office of Attorney General for the State of Tennessee. All those involved donated much of their time and effort to provide a way for our community to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic. We are thankful to say that these efforts will not go to waste. The learning experiences and technological advances achieved through mContain work will provide foundations for future projects and influence decisions as new opportunities arise to advance our team science and software development going forward.

The mContain team would like to give a heartfelt show of gratitude to everyone who supported this project. THANK YOU.

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mContain is a free mobile app to help track social distancing during a virus outbreak.

What does it do?

Uses smartphone technology to detect proximity encounters (within 6 feet for several minutes) with other app users, displays the number of daily proximity encounters and crowding, and can notify other users about possible exposures to COVID-19 individuals

How does it help?

Reduces the chance of community transmission by providing social crowding information and sending an early warning to users who may be at risk of infection

Who is it for?

Residents of the United States are welcome to download and install mContain on their mobile device

Last daily update on Sat Aug 08 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

107 App Users

(-6.1% daily change)

0.02 Proximity Encounters Per User

(6.5% daily change)

1 User Encounters at the Largest Crowding Event

(0% daily change)

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News

mContain Press Release
A New App for Personal Tracking of Social Distancing in the Greater Memphis Area
Researchers at the MD2K Center of Excellence, headquartered at the University of Memphis, announce the launch of a free mobile app called mContain to help track social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak with a goal to reduce community transmission.
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NIH-funded MD2K Center releases app that alerts user if close contact with COVID-19 cases (National Institutes of Health)
New app for personal tracking of social distancing in the Memphis area (National Science Foundation)
U of M develops app to track social distancing (Memphis Business Journal)
A New App for Personal Tracking of Social Distancing in the Greater Memphis Area (University of Memphis Press Release)
Avoiding crowds? There’s an app for that (Daily Memphian)
U of M developers create first-of-its-kind app tracking crowding in Shelby County (WMC-TV Action News 5)
University of Memphis app tracks social distancing (WNYT-TV Channel 13, Albany, New York)
New app from University of Memphis tracks social distancing (WATN-TV ABC Local 24)
Researchers create free app tracking social distancing in Greater Memphis Area (WHBQ-TV Fox 13 Memphis)
U of M team creates social distancing app (WREG-TV News Channel 3)
New App Can Help Track Social Distancing, Possible COVID-19 Exposure (Memphis Flyer)
Which sections of Memphis are complying with ‘stay at home’ order? (Daily Memphian)

FAQ

Useful Links

CDC Information on Coronavirus
TN Department of Health Information on Coronavirus

What to Expect If You Were Possibly Exposed to COVID-19
What to Expect After Being Tested for COVID-19
What to Expect After Being Diagnosed with COVID-19


Website Disclaimer

Last Updated May 11, 2020

The Center of Excellence for Mobile Sensor Data-to-Knowledge at the University of Memphis (MD2K) is the owner and creator of the mContain mobile application (Mobile App) and its associated websites (mcontain.com, mcontain.info, mcontain.org, and mcontain.md2k.org) (Website). Both the Mobile App and the Website offered as a service to the public. Both are informational only and neither is intended as a substitute for medical advice. There is no guarantee as to the accuracy, availability or completeness of the information contained within the Mobile App, the Website, or in any of their links.

Neither MD2K nor the University of Memphis is responsible for any damages arising out of the use of, reference to, or reliance on any information contained within the Mobile App, the Website, or in any of their links.

Construction of this Disclaimer and resolution of disputes thereof are governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee.

© 2020 MD2K Center of Excellence. All rights reserved.
The MD2K Center of Excellence was established via a grant (#U54EB020404) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through funds provided by the trans-NIH Big Data-to-Knowledge (BD2K) initiative, and is administered by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). MD2K is currently supported by NIH grants U54EB020404, R01CA190329, R01DE025244, R01MD010362, R00MD010468, R24EB025845, R01CA224537, and U01CA229437. MD2K is also supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) grants ACI-1640813, IIS-1722646, and CNS-1823221.
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