A person holds a smartphone with the official 'Corona Warn-App' (Corona Warning Application) in Berlin, Germany. Germany launched a coronavirus tracing app on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, that officials say is so secure even government ministers can use it. Smartphone apps have been touted as a high-tech tool in the effort to track down potential Covid-19 infections. — AP
Germany’s new coronavirus tracing app will help break infection chains and allow the country to manage the return to normality more effectively, according to Health Minister Jens Spahn.
Spahn rejected criticism that it took authorities too long to develop the app, a joint project with telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG and software developer SAP SE. It’s being introduced after Germany brought its virus outbreak under control relatively quickly, with the daily number of new cases far below the peak of close to 7,000 in late March.
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