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SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore plans wearable virus contact tracing device for all

Singapore plans to give a wearable device that will identify people who had interacted with carriers of coronavirus to all of its 5.7 million residents, in what could become one of the most comprehensive contact tracing efforts globally.

World 5 years ago

S. Korea mandates QR codes to log customers after nightclub coronavirus outbreak

South Korea is testing a new quick response (QR) code system this week to log visitors at high-risk entertainment facilities, restaurants and churches in a bid to track coronavirus cases and prevent further spread of the disease.

World 5 years ago

Britain set to launch 'test and trace' in England

The British government said Wednesday it will launch its coronavirus "test and trace" service across England on Thursday, a key pillar in its strategy to ease a nationwide lockdown introduced in late March.

World 5 years ago

French privacy watchdog okays coronavirus tracing app

France's privacy watchdog gave the green light Tuesday to a government-backed cellphone app that will alert users if they have been in contact with an infected person.

World 5 years ago

France looks past Google, Apple for virus contact tracing

France, which has long been skeptical of the growing power of US tech titans, is seeking to bypass Apple and Google for a smartphone app to help trace people infected with the novel coronavirus.

World 5 years ago

New Zealand to roll out 'digital diary' app to help people track movements

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the app can be best described as a 'digital diary' helping people to record their personal movements, adding the data would not be shared to anyone else besides the user.

World 5 years ago

Fresh test for Wuhan as cluster sparks mass virus screening

Fearful of a reliving the virus nightmare, officials have launched a drive to conduct nucleic acid tests on the city's entire population.

World 5 years ago

Green or red light: China virus app is ticket to everywhere

To enter many offices, restaurants, parks or malls in China nowadays, people must show their status on an app that determines whether they are a coronavirus threat.

World 5 years ago

France hoping to deploy StopCOVID app by June 2: Minister

France is hoping to deploy its state-supported "StopCOVID" contact-tracing app by June 2, the country's Minister for Digital Affairs, Cedric O, while lamenting that Apple had declined to take part in the project.