Coronavirus: First workers to trial NHS tracing app

Coronavirus: First workers to trial NHS tracing app An NHS app that aims to track the spread of coronavirus is being rolled out for the first time, as part of a trial on the Isle of Wight.

Council and healthcare workers will be the first to try the contact-tracing app, with the rest of the island able to download it from Thursday.

If the trial is successful, it could be available nationwide within weeks. BBC News

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