A commuter wearing a protective facemask studies a smartphone as she sits in the carriage of a metro in Paris. Health officials are looking into the possibility of using smartphones to find out with whom someone diagnosed with Covid-19 has been in contact. — AFP
PARIS: In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
One obvious attraction for health officials is the possibility of using smartphones to find out with whom someone diagnosed with Covid-19 has been in contact.
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