A man holds a mobile phone displaying the app StayAway Covid, in Lisbon on Oct 16. — AFP
LISBON: Portugal's government is in damage control mode after it triggered widespread outrage and ignored EU guidelines with plans to make a Covid-19 contract tracing app compulsory.
Dubbed "Stay Away Covid", the app warns users when they have been near someone who has recently tested positive for the coronavirus.
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