The launch of the UK's track and trace app appears to have been delayed, with Downing Street now saying that the nationwide rollout will happen "within weeks".
The app, which is central to the government's programme for containing the virus while lockdown eases, was originally due to launch by mid-May, according to previous comments by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
But Boris Johnson's official spokesman today said that the app would now be coming "within weeks". It is currently being tested by people on the Isle of Wight, where the number of sign-ups is supposed to have exceeded expectations.
The development of the app has also been fraught with technical issues, with previous designs struggling to overcome some limitations imposed on the