The government has announced plans for a new NHS contact tracing app. Speaking at Sunday's government briefing, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that the app would allow those who are experiencing coronavirus symptoms to anonymously alert other app users they had been in contact with over the previous days.
The app is currently being tested. He said: “If you become unwell with the symptoms of coronavirus you can securely tell this new NHS app and the app will then send an alert anonymously to other app users that you’ve been in significant contact with over the past few days, even before you have symptoms so that they know and can act accordingly. “All data will be handled according to the highest ethical and security standards and