Covid-19
Australia introduces App in tracing coronavirus contacts
Australia has introduced a smartphone app to trace people who come in contact with coronavirus patients in defiance of privacy standards which Australian authorities said Sunday were unwarranted.
It was highlighted that the COVID Safe app uses a phone’s Bluetooth wireless signal to store information about people’s interactions, and can be accessed by health officials if a person contracts coronavirus.
Australia’s chief medical officer Brendan Murphy said the app would speed up a “laborious process” for health authorities tracking down users who have been within 1.5 metres of someone who has the virus.
The chief medical officer explained: “What this will do is give a list of the mobile phone numbers of those people who have been in contact within that distance for 15 minutes or more.
“That could lead to someone being contacted a day or two earlier than they otherwise may have been.”
Australia has recorded over 6,700 cases of COVID-19 and 83 deaths from coronavirus.
-
Featured6 days agoRanking the seven greatest World Cup finals of all time
-
Business1 week agoOPay breaks silence on viral September shutdown claim
-
Latest7 days agoTinubu’s FBI records: Omokri challenges claims, cites 2003 Embassy reply
-
Business5 days agoX3M Ideas donates 50 Walkie-Talkies to strengthen security operations in Onigbongbo
-
Latest2 days agoCole-Alegbe unveils memoir, urges leaders to harness technology for lasting impact
-
Latest6 days ago2027: Atiku vows direct payment of local government funds if elected president
-
Latest6 days ago2027: Atiku, Obi absent as opposition begins talks on single presidential candidate
-
Latest7 days agoAnambra 2027: INEC, NDC clash over 10 disputed Assembly candidates