The idea behind digital contact tracing is that, when an individual tests positive for an infectious disease such as COVID-19, an app on their smartphone can send a notification to other smartphones ...

The UK government is developing an app that will trace back and warn people who have been in contact with someone who is showing symptoms of the coronavirus COVID-19 virus, announced health secretary ...

The risk of catching COVID-19 as calculated by a smartphone app scales with the probability of subsequently testing positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, showing that digital contact tracing is a ...

The UK National Health Service's (NHS) official COVID-19 contact-tracing app has been launched across England and Wales following months of delays. Available from today on the Apple App Store and ...

Ongoing coverage of COVID-19, and its impact on Seattle and the technology industry. See all of GeekWire’s special coverage. by Lisa Stiffler on Apr 22, 2020 at 6:00 am April 22, 2020 at 9:59 am ...

After weeks of intense debate, the French government has released its contact-tracing app StopCovid. While it was supposed to be released on both iOS and Android six hours ago, it is only available on ...

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Matt Hancock has had another app catastrophe. England’s planned contact tracing app, which has been trialled on the Isle of Wight and downloaded by tens of thousands of people, has been ditched in ...