The federal government is on Sunday expected to launch the mobile phone app it hopes will improve the tracing of COVID-19 cases and the people they come in contact with.
The controversial app to help trace people who come into contact with someone with COVID-19 is expected to be launched on Sunday.
"The beauty of the app is that it can have a handshake, if you like, with people that you've been in close proximity with, find the phone," he told Sky News on Sunday. A broader testing regime and a government contact tracing app are seen as key stepping stones to a relaxation of the economic shutdown.
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