TECH, TRACK AND TRACE NHS app launched that will ‘put easing coronavirus lockdown in hands of the public’

The app — called NHS Covid-19 — uses Bluetooth to log when another user’s smartphone has been nearby.

If a person develops symptoms, they tell the app and it helps immediately organise a test.

An anonymous alert is automatically sent to those the person has been near, urging users to self-isolate if necessary.

Brits on the Isle of Wight will be the first to get the new app to track the virus.