Covid-19: Switzerland, Austria align with ‘Gapple’ on corona contact tracing

A woman wearing a protective mask uses her mobile phone, as a coronavirus outbreak continues to grow in Turin, Italy. Governments, having slowed the pandemic with economically disruptive lockdowns, see contact tracing apps as a tool for responding quickly to any fresh outbreaks of Covid-19. — Reuters

BERLIN: A design for smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections, that is in line with the approach taken by Apple and Google, is gaining momentum in Europe after winning support from Switzerland and Austria over an alternative German-led approach.

Governments, having slowed the pandemic with economically disruptive lockdowns, see contact tracing apps as a tool for responding quickly to any fresh outbreaks of Covid-19.