Almost 2 Millions Australians Download Covid 19 App Tracker
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Almost two million Australians download coronavirus tracker app
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April 29, 2020
Nearly two million Australians rushed to download a new smartphone app designed to make coronavirus contact tracing easier, the government said Monday, overlooking privacy concerns in the hope of speeding up the end of social-distancing lockdowns.
Health Minister Greg Hunt hailed take-up since the app was released Sunday evening as “extraordinary”, saying 1.9 million people had downloaded the program in less than 24 hours.
The nation of 25 million people has uncovered just over 6,700 instances of coronavirus, with the rate of new cases falling to 10-20 per day despite widespread testing.
Like governments around the world, Australian authorities are under growing pressure to ease restrictions on travel and public gatherings imposed to halt the spread of the virus, but which have devastated the economy.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said many of the restrictions, which include a ban on travel to Australia by non-residents, will last until at least September.
But he has said some easing could begin sooner if authorities can expand testing for the virus and improve tracing to catch new outbreaks quickly.
Experts heralded the new “COVIDSafe” app as a key way to implement the contact tracing.
The app works by using smartphones’ Bluetooth function to detect other users nearby.
If a user tests positive, anyone who has been in close proximity can then be notified, making rapid tracking of the disease much easier.
The system is seen as a key stepping stone to removing social distancing restrictions that have shuttered bars, restaurants, offices and most classrooms for the last month.
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3 years ago
Ohk o......
3 years ago
Good if it is working
3 years ago
Who dem one trak
3 years ago
science has make it simple for u jare
3 years ago
Lil min nun NY hbu he DG nu
3 years ago
How's that even possible
3 years ago
Nice job at least cybercrime will reduce
3 years ago
Anti covid or what.lol
3 years ago
Na big money o
3 years ago
Is there something like that in Nigeria?
3 years ago
Good if it is working
3 years ago
Hmmmmmm,this is serious
3 years ago
Baba god na u oh
3 years ago
Zip file I sent to u again for
3 years ago
Thank you sweet d
3 years ago
OK thanks again
3 years ago
Nice one if it working well
3 years ago
This is useless
3 years ago
Waaw....that's really a nice app
3 years ago
science has make it simple good