England's covid 19 tracing app

Dr Robyn Dewis, Director of Public Health for Derby City Council, said:

“When we use the Test and Trace app or display a QR code in our establishments, we will all be supporting in the fight against COVID-19 and rising case numbers.

“The app will be an invaluable tool in notifying the contacts of positive cases and preventing transmission across the city, therefore helping to keep ourselves and others safer. Let’s do the right thing for Derby and ensure that we have downloaded the app and that businesses across the city are compliant in displaying QR codes.”

The app helps to trace app users who have spent time near other app users, who they may not personally know, and who later test positive for coronavirus. The “Check-in” feature supports this functionality by anonymously alerting us to who we have been at the same venue with at the same time.

The app does this while protecting our anonymity. Nobody, including the government, will know who or where a particular user is. The app will not track us or our location. Instead our postcode district helps the app work out where the virus is spreading.

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