NHS COVID-19 app launches across England and Wales

NHS COVID-19 app launches across England and Wales People across England and Wales are being urged to download the NHS COVID-19 app to help control the spread of coronavirus and protect themselves and their loved ones as case numbers rise.

The app launches today, and after positive trials and rigorous testing is an important new tool to work alongside traditional contact tracing to help reduce the spread of the virus.

It will be available to those aged 16 and over in multiple languages. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• NHS COVID-19 app (Android) Google
• NHS COVID-19 app (iOS) Apple
• Guidance: NHS COVID-19 app: privacy information Department of Health and Social Care
• Detailed guide: NHS Test and Trace: how it works Department of Health and Social Care
• Guidance: COVID-19: reducing transmission – what you can do to help Public Health England
• Guidance: COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection Public Health England