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FILE PHOTO: People wait to receive free food at an industrial area, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
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India makes government tracing app mandatory for all workers

New Delhi has said the app will not infringe on privacy as all data is collected anonymously

Singapore's TraceTogether app, which is able to identify people who have been in close proximity - within 2m for at least 30 minutes - to coronavirus patients using wireless Bluetooth technology/ Photo: ST FILE
Coronavirus chronicle

Europe to launch coronavirus contact tracing app initiative