Covid-19: EU to push for coordinated virus-tracking mobile apps


The logo for the Covid Symptom Tracker application in Bern, Switzerland. 'As a matter of urgency' the 27 EU nations should develop common standards for virus-tracking technologies, according to recommendations signed off by the European Commission on Wednesday. — Bloomberg

A pan-European approach for Covid-19 mobile apps should be drawn up by April 15, the EU said in new proposals aimed at using virus-tracking digital tools safely and more effectively.

"As a matter of urgency” the 27 EU nations should develop common standards for virus-tracking technologies, according to recommendations signed off by the European Commission on Wednesday.

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