HSE says 250,000 have downloaded Covid-19 app so far

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Speaking at the launch of the the new Covid-19 tracker app, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said, 'we have one very simple and very important message to everyone in Ireland, please download this app'. Read More:

The Department of Health and the Health Service Executive launched the app to help identify close contacts of people who test positive for the disease.

One of the ways by which the virus is tracked is by tracing close contacts of people who themselves test positive. He said between mid-May to the end of June, 35% of those identified as a close contact of a confirmed case "did not take up the offer of a test" and warned "every case has the potential to turn into a cluster, which in turn has the potential to spread through a community".

The COVID Tracker app is now available to download. It will help in the fight against coronavirus. Download the COVID Tracker app here: https://t.co/CUrWQ9QVvj He said the majority of people who have smartphones will be able to use it, but it there is a limitation in the technology and it only works on the iPhone6 and Android 7 and upwards models.Yesterday, the Department of Health said there were no further deaths of people who had previously been diagnosed with Covid-19. The overall death toll is 1,741.

 

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