As a tool for controlling the spread of COVID-19, mobile applications for contact tracing are most effective when they are widely adopted and left on indefinitely. But adoption rates of such apps are ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France's new COVID-19 contact-tracing app needs to be downloaded by at least 20% of the population to be effective but is far from reaching that level for now, the minister for ...

Did Apple or Google just add a COVID-19 tracking app on your smartphone? It's a question Troubleshooter Diane Wilson continues to get from viewers and the simple answer is no. If you have an iPhone ...

ALBANY — The state unveiled a new smartphone application Thursday to alert New Yorkers who choose to download the tool when they’ve been in close proximity to someone who recently tested positive for ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany launched a coronavirus tracing app Tuesday that officials say is so secure even government ministers can use it, though developers acknowledge it isn't perfect yet. Smartphone ...

SEATTLE — As parts of the country look to reopen the economy, a new app by the University of Washington hopes to be a reliable way to track the virus and its future spread. The CovidSafe app is ...

MADRID (Reuters) - "What does RadarCOVID not do?" a promotional video for Spain's contact-tracing app asks. The answer: while navigating the country's decentralised healthcare system, it does not ...

“I understand that many people will be downloading the COVID19 app. However, if I am one of your ‘contacts’ and you intend on installing the app, ‘Healthy Together’-- ‘Trace Together’ -- or any ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! PARIS (Reuters) – France’s new COVID-19 ...