Apple and Google partner on coronavirus contact tracking system

Apple and Google partner on coronavirus contact tracking system

+Apple and Google have announced a partnership to build a system for tracking the spread of the new coronavirus.

Users will be able to opt into a system that tracks their location and proximity to others via Bluetooth technology.

This data will initially be made accessible to official apps of public health authorities.

If a user reports that they have been diagnosed with Covid-19, the system will alert those who have been in close contact with the infected person within a certain time period.

They will be given advice from a local health authority as to what steps to take, including self-quarantining.