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 ...

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 ...

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 ...