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Coronavirus: Download NHS contact tracing app to 'make country a safer place', health secretary urge
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-nhs-contact-tracing-app-finally-launched-in-england-and-wales-12079943Coronavirus: Download NHS contact tracing app to 'make country a safer place', health secretary urges
The app has finally been launched in England and Wales after months of delay and questions about its effectiveness.
Thursday 24 September 2020 10:16, UK
Every person who downloads the NHS coronavirus contact tracing app will be helping "make the country a safer place", the health secretary has told Sky News.
Speaking to Kay Burley, Matt Hancock said the app - which has finally been launched in England and Wales after months of delay and questions about its effectiveness - was a "helpful tool" in the fight against COVID-19.