U.K. Covid-19 App Could Aggravate Inequalities, Advisers Warned

  • Britain released app for trial on the Isle of Wight last week
  • Advisers sent U.K. government letter ahead of app trial

The NHS contact tracing app. 

Source: NHS

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The U.K.’s contact-tracing app could exacerbate inequalities in Britain’s society, an ethics board warned ahead of a roll-out of the software.