Swiss launch Covid-19 tracing app


The SwissCovid app created by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne shown on June 5, will roll out to the public on June 25. — AFP

GENEVA: Switzerland's Covid-19 contact-tracing app will roll out to the public on June 25, the government said, urging everyone to download it on their smartphones.

The free SwissCovid application uses Bluetooth wireless technology to register other phones that come within two metres for around 15 minutes or so.

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