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France’s StopCovid Tracing App Available as Country Reopens
- Voluntary downloads of the app will supplement human tracers
- Less than half of citizens say they’re willing to use it
StopCovid will be available to download at noon in Paris in the Apple Inc. and Android app stores, the government said.
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France’s contact-tracing app, which the government hopes will prevent a resurgence of Covid-19 as lockdown measures ease, will be available to download on Tuesday. They just have to get people to use it.