Coronavirus tracking apps: How are countries monitoring infections?
By DW
28 April 2020 |
12:04 pm
Smartphone apps and other digital technology have been widely used to help limit the spread of coronavirus. Countries are now developing their own apps to trace the virus's journey.
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