US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve— California orders people to wear masks in most indoor spaces— American Airlines bans man who refused to wear face mask— Britain is scrapping plans to launch its own coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app because of technical problems and will now work on building one using technology supplied by Apple and Google.
The government’s app had been undergoing trials on the Isle of Wight, and was expected to be rolled out to the rest of the country later.