The Herald Sun's James Campbell says he can't see 'why on earth' the government wouldn't mandate a new smartphone app which could 'enable us to move more quickly to unlock society and get people back circulating again' in the coronavirus pandemic.
The Herald Sun's James Campbell says he can't see "why on earth" the government wouldn't mandate a new smartphone app which could "enable us to move more quickly to unlock society and get people back circulating again" in the coronavirus pandemic. The government is considering developing a new smartphone app which will help health authorities conduct COVID-19 contact tracing.
The app, which is modelled off a similar program in Singapore, would record where a user was, who they were close to and for how long. Mr Morrison said the application would help authorities to quickly alert people who have been in contact with people who contracted COVID-19, but said it would not be mandatory to adopt. "We really, really need this," Mr Campbell told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
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