UK develops virus contact-tracing app despite privacy fears | Malay Mail

The British government last week said the app and a wider testing regime would help to prevent a second wave of infection when stringent restrictions are eventually lifted. — LDProd/ IStock.com pic via AFP

The government last week said the app and a wider testing regime would help to prevent a second wave of infection when stringent restrictions are eventually lifted. Gould told a parliamentary committee on science and technology that NHSX was “on course to have the app ready for when it will be needed, for the moment when the country looks to have the tools to come out of lockdown safely”.

If enough people use the app, scientists say it could help to keep the virus reproduction rate low and bring the outbreak under control. Researchers said that made it easier to track the spread of the virus. Other countries in Europe have favoured Apple and Google’s “decentralised” approach.

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