Difference between revisions of "Timeline of contact tracing in the COVID-19 pandemic"
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− | | 2020 || February 11 || || "China launches coronavirus 'close contact detector' app”<ref name="inalau">{{cite web |title=China launches coronavirus 'close contact detector' app |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51439401 |website=BBC News |access-date=19 January 2021 |date=11 February 2020}}</ref> || | + | | 2020 || February 11 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "China launches coronavirus 'close contact detector' app”<ref name="inalau">{{cite web |title=China launches coronavirus 'close contact detector' app |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51439401 |website=BBC News |access-date=19 January 2021 |date=11 February 2020}}</ref> || |
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| 2020 || February || || {{w|PathCheck}} "Founded at MIT in the research group of Prof. Ramesh Raskar, PathCheck Foundation is 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to creating healthy and resilient communities by containing the pandemic, revitalizing the economy, and preserving the privacy of individual citizens. " "PathCheck was founded in February, 2020, at MIT by a passionate community of people and organizations to contain the spread of COVID-19 and help revitalize economies without sacrificing personal privacy. We’ve been pioneers in digital contact tracing and exposure notification technology. Their original technology was based on the MIT Private Kit"<ref>{{cite web |title=PATHCHECK FOUNDATION |url=http://okosvaros.lechnerkozpont.hu/en/node/873 |website=okosvaros.lechnerkozpont.hu |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PathCheck |url=https://www.pathcheck.org/en/about |website=pathcheck.org |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> || | | 2020 || February || || {{w|PathCheck}} "Founded at MIT in the research group of Prof. Ramesh Raskar, PathCheck Foundation is 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to creating healthy and resilient communities by containing the pandemic, revitalizing the economy, and preserving the privacy of individual citizens. " "PathCheck was founded in February, 2020, at MIT by a passionate community of people and organizations to contain the spread of COVID-19 and help revitalize economies without sacrificing personal privacy. We’ve been pioneers in digital contact tracing and exposure notification technology. Their original technology was based on the MIT Private Kit"<ref>{{cite web |title=PATHCHECK FOUNDATION |url=http://okosvaros.lechnerkozpont.hu/en/node/873 |website=okosvaros.lechnerkozpont.hu |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PathCheck |url=https://www.pathcheck.org/en/about |website=pathcheck.org |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> || | ||
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| 2020 || March 9 || || "Spying concerns raised over Iran's official COVID-19 detection app”<ref name="Cimpcatal">{{cite web |last1=Cimpanu |first1=Catalin |title=Spying concerns raised over Iran's official COVID-19 detection app |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/spying-concerns-raised-over-irans-official-covid-19-detection-app/ |website=ZDNet |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|Iran}} | | 2020 || March 9 || || "Spying concerns raised over Iran's official COVID-19 detection app”<ref name="Cimpcatal">{{cite web |last1=Cimpanu |first1=Catalin |title=Spying concerns raised over Iran's official COVID-19 detection app |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/spying-concerns-raised-over-irans-official-covid-19-detection-app/ |website=ZDNet |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|Iran}} | ||
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− | | 2020 || March 9 || || "Colombian president launches app to track COVID-19”<ref name="colomshak">{{cite web |title=Colombian president launches app to track COVID-19 |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/colombian-president-launches-app-to-track-covid-19/1759011 |website=aa.com |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Colombia}} | + | | 2020 || March 9 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "Colombian president launches app to track COVID-19”<ref name="colomshak">{{cite web |title=Colombian president launches app to track COVID-19 |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/colombian-president-launches-app-to-track-covid-19/1759011 |website=aa.com |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Colombia}} |
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| 2020 || March 10 || || "Iran: Google withdraws Iranian government COVID-19 self-diagnosis app”<ref name="irswll">{{cite web |title=Iran: Google withdraws Iranian government COVID-19 self-diagnosis app |url=https://privacyinternational.org/examples/3440/iran-google-withdraws-iranian-government-covid-19-self-diagnosis-app |website=Privacy International |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Iran}} | | 2020 || March 10 || || "Iran: Google withdraws Iranian government COVID-19 self-diagnosis app”<ref name="irswll">{{cite web |title=Iran: Google withdraws Iranian government COVID-19 self-diagnosis app |url=https://privacyinternational.org/examples/3440/iran-google-withdraws-iranian-government-covid-19-self-diagnosis-app |website=Privacy International |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Iran}} | ||
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| 2020 || March 12 || || {{w|Public Health England}} stops performing {{w|contact tracing}}, as widespread infections overwhelm capacity.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tapper|first=James|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/04/recruit-volunteer-army-to-trace-coronavirus-contacts-now-urge-top-scientists|title=Recruit volunteer army to trace Covid-19 contacts now, urge top scientists|date=6 December 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=18 April 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Heren|first=Kit|date=31 May 2020|title=Contact tracers could deal with five people a week before scheme ended|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-contact-tracers-five-week-a4455536.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 December 2020|website=Evening Standard}}</ref> || {{w|England}} | | 2020 || March 12 || || {{w|Public Health England}} stops performing {{w|contact tracing}}, as widespread infections overwhelm capacity.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tapper|first=James|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/04/recruit-volunteer-army-to-trace-coronavirus-contacts-now-urge-top-scientists|title=Recruit volunteer army to trace Covid-19 contacts now, urge top scientists|date=6 December 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=18 April 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Heren|first=Kit|date=31 May 2020|title=Contact tracers could deal with five people a week before scheme ended|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-contact-tracers-five-week-a4455536.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 December 2020|website=Evening Standard}}</ref> || {{w|England}} | ||
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− | | 2020 || March 20 || || "Singapore launches contact tracing mobile app to track coronavirus infections" "E: A new mobile application called TraceTogether was launched on Friday (Mar 20) to support ongoing contact tracing efforts amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore."<ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore launches contact tracing mobile app to track coronavirus infections |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1644346/media |website=arabnews.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore launches TraceTogether mobile app to boost COVID-19 contact tracing efforts |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid19-trace-together-mobile-app-contact-tracing-coronavirus-12560616 |website=channelnewsasia.com |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> || Singapore | + | | 2020 || March 20 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "Singapore launches contact tracing mobile app to track coronavirus infections" "E: A new mobile application called TraceTogether was launched on Friday (Mar 20) to support ongoing contact tracing efforts amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore."<ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore launches contact tracing mobile app to track coronavirus infections |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1644346/media |website=arabnews.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore launches TraceTogether mobile app to boost COVID-19 contact tracing efforts |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid19-trace-together-mobile-app-contact-tracing-coronavirus-12560616 |website=channelnewsasia.com |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> || Singapore |
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− | | 2020 || March 24 || || "The contact tracing app, called COVID Trace, will be entirely opt-in, meaning that not only will users have to download the app in order to take advantage of its functionality, but those who test positive for COVID-19 will have to take an additional step in the app to notify those they may have come in contact with of a possible exposure” <ref name="evadnn">{{cite web |title=Nevada launches contact tracing app to anonymously alert visitors, residents of possible COVID-19 exposures |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-launches-contact-tracing-app-to-anonymously-alert-visitors-residents-of-possible-covid-19-exposures |website=thenevadaindependent.com |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} ({{w|Nevada}}) | + | | 2020 || March 24 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "The contact tracing app, called COVID Trace, will be entirely opt-in, meaning that not only will users have to download the app in order to take advantage of its functionality, but those who test positive for COVID-19 will have to take an additional step in the app to notify those they may have come in contact with of a possible exposure” <ref name="evadnn">{{cite web |title=Nevada launches contact tracing app to anonymously alert visitors, residents of possible COVID-19 exposures |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-launches-contact-tracing-app-to-anonymously-alert-visitors-residents-of-possible-covid-19-exposures |website=thenevadaindependent.com |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|United States}} ({{w|Nevada}}) |
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| 2020 || March 25 || || Stopp Corona App<ref name="dsde">{{cite web |title=Digital contact-tracing during the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis of newspaper coverage in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland |url=https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.22.20216788v1.full.pdf |website=medrxiv.org |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Austria}} | | 2020 || March 25 || || Stopp Corona App<ref name="dsde">{{cite web |title=Digital contact-tracing during the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis of newspaper coverage in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland |url=https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.22.20216788v1.full.pdf |website=medrxiv.org |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Austria}} | ||
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| 2020 || April 4 || || {{w|Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Initial commit |url=https://github.com/DP-3T/documents/commit/3b6024918f8980d2be10eeeaf7a43d6d52b64a38 |website=github.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || | | 2020 || April 4 || || {{w|Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Initial commit |url=https://github.com/DP-3T/documents/commit/3b6024918f8980d2be10eeeaf7a43d6d52b64a38 |website=github.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || | ||
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− | | 2020 || April 8 || || "Egypt launches mobile application to track coronavirus cases”<ref name="Egyfcueds">{{cite web |title=Egypt launches mobile application to track coronavirus cases - Politics - Egypt |url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/366870/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-launches-mobile-application-to-track-coronav.aspx |website=Ahram Online |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|Egypt}} | + | | 2020 || April 8 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "Egypt launches mobile application to track coronavirus cases”<ref name="Egyfcueds">{{cite web |title=Egypt launches mobile application to track coronavirus cases - Politics - Egypt |url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/366870/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-launches-mobile-application-to-track-coronav.aspx |website=Ahram Online |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|Egypt}} |
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− | | 2020 || April 14 || | + | | 2020 || April 14 || || {{w|COVIDSafe}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus lockdowns could end in months if Australians are willing to have their movements monitored |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-14/coronavirus-app-government-wants-australians-to-download/12148210 |website=abc.net.au |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Australia}} |
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− | | 2020 || April 14 || || "Turkey to use contact-tracing app to detect coronavirus”<ref name="aasonel">{{cite web |title=Turkey to use contact-tracing app to detect coronavirus |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/turkey-to-use-contact-tracing-app-to-detect-coronavirus/1804425 |website=aa.com |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Turkey}} | + | | 2020 || April 14 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "Turkey to use contact-tracing app to detect coronavirus”<ref name="aasonel">{{cite web |title=Turkey to use contact-tracing app to detect coronavirus |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/turkey-to-use-contact-tracing-app-to-detect-coronavirus/1804425 |website=aa.com |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Turkey}} |
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| 2020 || April 16 || || {{w|Whisper Tracing Protocol}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Sobre Aplicaciones de Seguimiento de Contagios COVID - 19 |url=http://fundacionled.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Informe-Aplicaciones-de-Seguimiento-F-LED.pdf |website=fundacionled.org |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || | | 2020 || April 16 || || {{w|Whisper Tracing Protocol}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Sobre Aplicaciones de Seguimiento de Contagios COVID - 19 |url=http://fundacionled.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Informe-Aplicaciones-de-Seguimiento-F-LED.pdf |website=fundacionled.org |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || | ||
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− | | 2020 || April 16 || || "The team behind Nodle.io, an Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and security startup, today announces the launch of Coalition, a free, privacy-first contact tracing app to help stop the spread of COVID-19. "<ref>{{cite web |title=Nodle Launches Coalition, a Free, Privacy-First Contact Tracing App to Help Stop The Spread of COVID-19 |url=https://apnews.com/press-release/business-wire/996bc8341e414a3babfa475dcb78f2c8 |website=apnews.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || | + | | 2020 || April 16 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "The team behind Nodle.io, an Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and security startup, today announces the launch of Coalition, a free, privacy-first contact tracing app to help stop the spread of COVID-19. "<ref>{{cite web |title=Nodle Launches Coalition, a Free, Privacy-First Contact Tracing App to Help Stop The Spread of COVID-19 |url=https://apnews.com/press-release/business-wire/996bc8341e414a3babfa475dcb78f2c8 |website=apnews.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || |
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| 2020 || April 27 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "‘Act at Home’ app is launched to counteract the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine”<ref name="Cabinas">{{cite web |title=Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - ‘Act at Home’ app is launched to counteract the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine |url=https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/yak-pracyuye-zastosunok-dij-vdoma |website=www.kmu.gov.ua |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | | 2020 || April 27 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "‘Act at Home’ app is launched to counteract the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine”<ref name="Cabinas">{{cite web |title=Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - ‘Act at Home’ app is launched to counteract the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine |url=https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/yak-pracyuye-zastosunok-dij-vdoma |website=www.kmu.gov.ua |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| 2020 || May 2 || || "Korean health officials are also developing "smart city" tools to bolster existing networks of testing and contact tracing, but some privacy advocates are pushing back”<ref name="olmeskostu">{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=Aaron |title=South Korea is relying on technology to contain COVID-19, including measures that would break privacy laws in the US — and so far, it's working |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-south-korea-tech-contact-tracing-testing-fight-covid-19-2020-5 |website=Business Insider |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|South Korea}} | | 2020 || May 2 || || "Korean health officials are also developing "smart city" tools to bolster existing networks of testing and contact tracing, but some privacy advocates are pushing back”<ref name="olmeskostu">{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=Aaron |title=South Korea is relying on technology to contain COVID-19, including measures that would break privacy laws in the US — and so far, it's working |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-south-korea-tech-contact-tracing-testing-fight-covid-19-2020-5 |website=Business Insider |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|South Korea}} | ||
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− | | 2020 || May 6 || || "Algeria: NATP announces development of Coronavirus apps”<ref name="Alglalalon">{{cite web |title=Algeria: NATP announces development of Coronavirus apps |url=https://www.dataguidance.com/news/algeria-natp-announces-development-coronavirus-apps |website=DataGuidance |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 May 2020}}</ref> | + | | 2020 || May 4 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "The UK government will appeal to Britons’ sense of civic responsibility to encourage use of the new NHS contact-tracing app, despite an admission from its developer that it “might not work” when first rolled out”<ref name="ukokla">{{cite web |title=UK launches tracing app to combat coronavirus |url=https://www.ft.com/content/e82b5fbe-7097-4a32-9453-0cae1ef15379 |website=www.ft.com |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} |
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+ | | 2020 || May 6 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "Algeria: NATP announces development of Coronavirus apps”<ref name="Alglalalon">{{cite web |title=Algeria: NATP announces development of Coronavirus apps |url=https://www.dataguidance.com/news/algeria-natp-announces-development-coronavirus-apps |website=DataGuidance |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 May 2020}}</ref> | ||
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| 2020 || May 14 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "India launches contact-tracing app for JioPhones in virus battle”<ref name="ndialaa">{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=Reuters |title=India launches contact-tracing app for JioPhones in virus battle |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-app-jio/india-launches-contact-tracing-app-for-jiophones-in-virus-battle-idUSKBN22Q0TV |website=Reuters |access-date=19 January 2021 |language=en |date=14 May 2020}}</ref> || {{w|India}} | | 2020 || May 14 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "India launches contact-tracing app for JioPhones in virus battle”<ref name="ndialaa">{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=Reuters |title=India launches contact-tracing app for JioPhones in virus battle |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-app-jio/india-launches-contact-tracing-app-for-jiophones-in-virus-battle-idUSKBN22Q0TV |website=Reuters |access-date=19 January 2021 |language=en |date=14 May 2020}}</ref> || {{w|India}} | ||
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| 2020 || May 20 || || {{w|NZ COVID Tracer}}<ref>{{cite web |title=NZ COVID Tracer app released to support contact tracing |url=https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/media-releases/nz-covid-tracer-app-released-support-contact-tracing |website=health.govt.nz |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|New Zeland}} | | 2020 || May 20 || || {{w|NZ COVID Tracer}}<ref>{{cite web |title=NZ COVID Tracer app released to support contact tracing |url=https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/media-releases/nz-covid-tracer-app-released-support-contact-tracing |website=health.govt.nz |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|New Zeland}} | ||
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− | | 2020 || May 20 || || "Aga Khan Health Services and Aga Khan University launch COVID-19 self-screening app in Tanzania”<ref name="AgaKha">{{cite web |title=Aga Khan Health Services and Aga Khan University launch COVID-19 self-screening app in Tanzania {{!}} Aga Khan Development Network |url=https://www.akdn.org/press-release/aga-khan-health-services-and-aga-khan-university-launch-covid-19-self-screening-app |website=www.akdn.org |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Tanzania}} | + | | 2020 || May 20 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "Aga Khan Health Services and Aga Khan University launch COVID-19 self-screening app in Tanzania”<ref name="AgaKha">{{cite web |title=Aga Khan Health Services and Aga Khan University launch COVID-19 self-screening app in Tanzania {{!}} Aga Khan Development Network |url=https://www.akdn.org/press-release/aga-khan-health-services-and-aga-khan-university-launch-covid-19-self-screening-app |website=www.akdn.org |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Tanzania}} |
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| 2020 || May 20 || || {{w|Exposure Notification}}<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 exposure notification settings begin to go live for iOS users with new update |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/20/covid-19-exposure-notification-settings-begin-to-go-live-for-ios-users-with-new-update/ |website=techcrunch.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || | | 2020 || May 20 || || {{w|Exposure Notification}}<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 exposure notification settings begin to go live for iOS users with new update |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/20/covid-19-exposure-notification-settings-begin-to-go-live-for-ios-users-with-new-update/ |website=techcrunch.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || | ||
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− | | 2020 || May 23 || || "Ugandans develop app for Covid-19 contact tracing”<ref name="Uganlmp">{{cite web |title=Ugandans develop app for Covid-19 contact tracing |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/ugandans-develop-app-for-covid-19-contact-tracing-1891426 |website=Daily Monitor |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|Uganda}} | + | | 2020 || May 23 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "Ugandans develop app for Covid-19 contact tracing”<ref name="Uganlmp">{{cite web |title=Ugandans develop app for Covid-19 contact tracing |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/ugandans-develop-app-for-covid-19-contact-tracing-1891426 |website=Daily Monitor |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|Uganda}} |
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| 2020 || May 26 || {{w|Digital privacy}} || "Serious security vulnerabilities in Qatar’s mandatory contact tracing app, uncovered by Amnesty International, must act as a wake-up call for governments rolling-out COVID-19 apps to ensure privacy safeguards are central to the technology”<ref name="fllaa">{{cite web |title=Major security flaw uncovered in Qatar's contact tracing app |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/qatar-covid19-contact-tracing-app-security-flaw/ |website=www.amnesty.org |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|Qatar}} | | 2020 || May 26 || {{w|Digital privacy}} || "Serious security vulnerabilities in Qatar’s mandatory contact tracing app, uncovered by Amnesty International, must act as a wake-up call for governments rolling-out COVID-19 apps to ensure privacy safeguards are central to the technology”<ref name="fllaa">{{cite web |title=Major security flaw uncovered in Qatar's contact tracing app |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/qatar-covid19-contact-tracing-app-security-flaw/ |website=www.amnesty.org |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|Qatar}} | ||
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| 2020 || July 13 || || “Government of Mexico City Implements Avaya Contact Center Solutions for Contact Tracing, Conducting 2,700 Tests Daily Across 117 Health Centers”<ref name="mexibcsm">{{cite web |title=Government of Mexico City Implements Avaya Contact Center Solutions for Contact Tracing, Conducting 2,700 Tests Daily Across 117 Health Centers |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200713005035/en/Government-of-Mexico-City-Implements-Avaya-Contact-Center-Solutions-for-Contact-Tracing-Conducting-2700-Tests-Daily-Across-117-Health-Centers |website=www.businesswire.com |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en |date=13 July 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Mexico}} | | 2020 || July 13 || || “Government of Mexico City Implements Avaya Contact Center Solutions for Contact Tracing, Conducting 2,700 Tests Daily Across 117 Health Centers”<ref name="mexibcsm">{{cite web |title=Government of Mexico City Implements Avaya Contact Center Solutions for Contact Tracing, Conducting 2,700 Tests Daily Across 117 Health Centers |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200713005035/en/Government-of-Mexico-City-Implements-Avaya-Contact-Center-Solutions-for-Contact-Tracing-Conducting-2700-Tests-Daily-Across-117-Health-Centers |website=www.businesswire.com |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en |date=13 July 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Mexico}} | ||
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− | | 2020 || July 13 || || "Kenya launches web-based app to trace COVID-19 cases”<ref name="Kenlontim">{{cite web |title=Kenya launches web-based app to trace COVID-19 cases - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/13/c_139209867.htm |website=www.xinhuanet.com |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Kenya}} | + | | 2020 || July 13 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "Kenya launches web-based app to trace COVID-19 cases”<ref name="Kenlontim">{{cite web |title=Kenya launches web-based app to trace COVID-19 cases - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/13/c_139209867.htm |website=www.xinhuanet.com |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Kenya}} |
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| 2020 || July 21 || || "Major Security Flaws Found in South Korea Quarantine App”<ref name="Zhonolik">{{cite web |last1=Sang-Hun |first1=Choe |last2=Krolik |first2=Aaron |last3=Zhong |first3=Raymond |last4=Singer |first4=Natasha |title=Major Security Flaws Found in South Korea Quarantine App |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/technology/korea-coronavirus-app-security.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=20 January 2021 |date=21 July 2020}}</ref> || {{w|South Korea}} | | 2020 || July 21 || || "Major Security Flaws Found in South Korea Quarantine App”<ref name="Zhonolik">{{cite web |last1=Sang-Hun |first1=Choe |last2=Krolik |first2=Aaron |last3=Zhong |first3=Raymond |last4=Singer |first4=Natasha |title=Major Security Flaws Found in South Korea Quarantine App |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/technology/korea-coronavirus-app-security.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=20 January 2021 |date=21 July 2020}}</ref> || {{w|South Korea}} | ||
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| 2020 || August 17 || || GuideSafe<ref>{{cite web |title=Alabama launches statewide coronavirus tracking app |url=https://www.al.com/news/2020/08/alabama-launches-statewide-coronavirus-tracking-app.html |website=al.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Alabama}} | | 2020 || August 17 || || GuideSafe<ref>{{cite web |title=Alabama launches statewide coronavirus tracking app |url=https://www.al.com/news/2020/08/alabama-launches-statewide-coronavirus-tracking-app.html |website=al.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Alabama}} | ||
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− | | 2020 || August 19 || || Covid Watch<ref>{{cite web |title=UA Launches 'Covid Watch' Virus Notification App |url=https://www.tucsonlocalmedia.com/news/article_3c61a178-e25b-11ea-bba5-4f4b588e677d.html |website=tucsonlocalmedia.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Arizona}} | + | | 2020 || August 19 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || Covid Watch<ref>{{cite web |title=UA Launches 'Covid Watch' Virus Notification App |url=https://www.tucsonlocalmedia.com/news/article_3c61a178-e25b-11ea-bba5-4f4b588e677d.html |website=tucsonlocalmedia.com |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Arizona}} |
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| 2020 || August 20 || || Hoia<ref>{{cite web |title=Feature | Estonia launches coronavirus exposure notification app 'HOIA' |url=https://news.err.ee/1125119/feature-estonia-launches-coronavirus-exposure-notification-app-hoia |website=news.err.ee |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Estonia}} | | 2020 || August 20 || || Hoia<ref>{{cite web |title=Feature | Estonia launches coronavirus exposure notification app 'HOIA' |url=https://news.err.ee/1125119/feature-estonia-launches-coronavirus-exposure-notification-app-hoia |website=news.err.ee |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Estonia}} | ||
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− | | 2020 || August 31 || || Koronavilkku "The Koronavilkku smartphone app has now been published to help break infection chains. You can now download Koronavilkku to your phone free of charge from the most popular app stores." "“The Koronavilkku mobile app is part of the Government's test, trace, isolate and treat strategy. The app makes it more efficient to reach people exposed to the virus and refer them to treatment. This way, infection chains can also be broken more efficiently”, says Kirsi Varhila, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health." <ref>{{cite web |title=Koronavilkku has now been published - download the app to your phone! |url=https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/-/koronavilkku-has-now-been-published-download-the-app-to-your-phone- |website=thl.fi |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Finnish Covid-19 app Koronavilkku has now been published – download the app to your phone! |url=https://www.solita.fi/en/the-finnish-covid-19-app-koronavilkku-has-now-been-published/ |website=solita.fi |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Finland}} | + | | 2020 || August 31 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || Koronavilkku "The Koronavilkku smartphone app has now been published to help break infection chains. You can now download Koronavilkku to your phone free of charge from the most popular app stores." "“The Koronavilkku mobile app is part of the Government's test, trace, isolate and treat strategy. The app makes it more efficient to reach people exposed to the virus and refer them to treatment. This way, infection chains can also be broken more efficiently”, says Kirsi Varhila, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health." <ref>{{cite web |title=Koronavilkku has now been published - download the app to your phone! |url=https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/-/koronavilkku-has-now-been-published-download-the-app-to-your-phone- |website=thl.fi |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Finnish Covid-19 app Koronavilkku has now been published – download the app to your phone! |url=https://www.solita.fi/en/the-finnish-covid-19-app-koronavilkku-has-now-been-published/ |website=solita.fi |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Finland}} |
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| 2020 || September 1 || || COVID Alert SA "Now you can, by downloading and using the COVID Alert SA app, the South African government’s official Bluetooth contact-tracing app. It’s built on the Apple–Google Exposure Notifications application programmable interface (API). User privacy and security are at the core of the design. Anyone in South Africa who has a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone can access this app."<ref>{{cite web |title=Download the app – Every COVID Alert SA app download means more lives saved in SA |url=https://sacoronavirus.co.za/2020/09/01/download-the-app-every-covid-alert-sa-app-download-means-more-lives-saved-in-sa/ |website=sacoronavirus.co.za |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Alert: South Africa to Move to Level 1 Restrictions from Sept. 21 |url=https://www.worldaware.com/covid-19-alert-south-africa-move-level-1-restrictions-sept-21 |website=worldaware.com |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|South Africa}} | | 2020 || September 1 || || COVID Alert SA "Now you can, by downloading and using the COVID Alert SA app, the South African government’s official Bluetooth contact-tracing app. It’s built on the Apple–Google Exposure Notifications application programmable interface (API). User privacy and security are at the core of the design. Anyone in South Africa who has a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone can access this app."<ref>{{cite web |title=Download the app – Every COVID Alert SA app download means more lives saved in SA |url=https://sacoronavirus.co.za/2020/09/01/download-the-app-every-covid-alert-sa-app-download-means-more-lives-saved-in-sa/ |website=sacoronavirus.co.za |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Alert: South Africa to Move to Level 1 Restrictions from Sept. 21 |url=https://www.worldaware.com/covid-19-alert-south-africa-move-level-1-restrictions-sept-21 |website=worldaware.com |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|South Africa}} | ||
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| 2020 || September 9 || || “Myanmar government developed a covid-19 tracking app”<ref name="Myaconfi">{{cite web |title=Myanmar government developed a COVID-19 tracking App - News - EuroCham Myanmar |url=https://eurocham-myanmar.org/post/615/Myanmar-government-developed-a-COVID-19-tracking-App |website=eurocham-myanmar.org |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Myanmar}} | | 2020 || September 9 || || “Myanmar government developed a covid-19 tracking app”<ref name="Myaconfi">{{cite web |title=Myanmar government developed a COVID-19 tracking App - News - EuroCham Myanmar |url=https://eurocham-myanmar.org/post/615/Myanmar-government-developed-a-COVID-19-tracking-App |website=eurocham-myanmar.org |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|Myanmar}} | ||
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− | | 2020 || September 10 || || "Scotland launched a nationwide COVID-19 contact-tracing application called Protect Scotland, ZDNet reports” | + | | 2020 || September 10 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "Scotland launched a nationwide COVID-19 contact-tracing application called Protect Scotland, ZDNet reports” |
<ref name="lausco">{{cite web |title=Scotland launches contact-tracing app |url=https://iapp.org/news/a/scotland-launches-contact-tracing-app/ |website=iapp.org |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} ({{w|Scotland}}) | <ref name="lausco">{{cite web |title=Scotland launches contact-tracing app |url=https://iapp.org/news/a/scotland-launches-contact-tracing-app/ |website=iapp.org |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} ({{w|Scotland}}) | ||
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− | | 2020 || September 10 || || Guam Covid Alert "Guam is the first U.S. Territory to launch an exposure notification app developed by engineers with Apple, Google, and the PathCheck Foundation that uses Bluetooth technology for digital contact tracing." <ref>{{cite web |title=Guam launches COVID Alert mobile app to aid contact tracing efforts |url=https://www.pncguam.com/guam-launches-covid-alert-mobile-app-to-aid-contact-tracing-efforts/ |website=pncguam.com |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Guam Covid Alert |url=https://guamcovidalert.guam.gov/launching-soon/ |website=guamcovidalert.guam.gov|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>|| {{w|Guam}} | + | | 2020 || September 10 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || Guam Covid Alert "Guam is the first U.S. Territory to launch an exposure notification app developed by engineers with Apple, Google, and the PathCheck Foundation that uses Bluetooth technology for digital contact tracing." <ref>{{cite web |title=Guam launches COVID Alert mobile app to aid contact tracing efforts |url=https://www.pncguam.com/guam-launches-covid-alert-mobile-app-to-aid-contact-tracing-efforts/ |website=pncguam.com |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Guam Covid Alert |url=https://guamcovidalert.guam.gov/launching-soon/ |website=guamcovidalert.guam.gov|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>|| {{w|Guam}} |
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| 2020 || September 11 || || Protect Scotland "It became available to download free on to a smart phone from Apple's App Store or Google Play on Thursday. The Protect Scotland app lets people know if they have been in close contact with someone who later tests positive. The Scottish government has said the software will support the Test and Protect system and is "another tool in the fight against Covid-19"."<ref>{{cite web |title=Scotland's Covid contact tracing app downloaded more than 600,000 times |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-54098960 |website=bbc.com |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> “England and Wales' contact-tracing app gets launch date”<ref name="Englmonam">{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: England and Wales' contact-tracing app gets launch date |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54118022 |website=BBC News |access-date=20 January 2021 |date=11 September 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | | 2020 || September 11 || || Protect Scotland "It became available to download free on to a smart phone from Apple's App Store or Google Play on Thursday. The Protect Scotland app lets people know if they have been in close contact with someone who later tests positive. The Scottish government has said the software will support the Test and Protect system and is "another tool in the fight against Covid-19"."<ref>{{cite web |title=Scotland's Covid contact tracing app downloaded more than 600,000 times |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-54098960 |website=bbc.com |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> “England and Wales' contact-tracing app gets launch date”<ref name="Englmonam">{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: England and Wales' contact-tracing app gets launch date |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54118022 |website=BBC News |access-date=20 January 2021 |date=11 September 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}} | ||
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| 2020 || September 22 || || SlowCOVIDNC <ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus Today – Sep 22 – Large stadiums and return of fans; Governor would take vaccine; SlowCOVIDNC app launched |url=https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2020/09/22/coronavirus-today-sep-22/ |website=northcarolinahealthnews.org |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launches SlowCOVIDNC exposure notification app |url=https://www.unc.edu/posts/2020/09/22/the-north-carolina-department-of-health-and-human-services-launches-slowcovidnc-exposure-notification-app/ |website=unc.edu |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|North Carolina}} | | 2020 || September 22 || || SlowCOVIDNC <ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus Today – Sep 22 – Large stadiums and return of fans; Governor would take vaccine; SlowCOVIDNC app launched |url=https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2020/09/22/coronavirus-today-sep-22/ |website=northcarolinahealthnews.org |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launches SlowCOVIDNC exposure notification app |url=https://www.unc.edu/posts/2020/09/22/the-north-carolina-department-of-health-and-human-services-launches-slowcovidnc-exposure-notification-app/ |website=unc.edu |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> || {{w|North Carolina}} | ||
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− | | 2020 || September 22 || || "NCDHHS launches contact tracing app SlowCOVIDNC” <ref name="ncdhhhlau">{{cite web |title=NCDHHS launches contact tracing app SlowCOVIDNC |url=https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2020/09/ncdhhs-launches-contact-tracing-app |website=Elon News Network |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> | + | | 2020 || September 22 || {{w|Mobile app}} launch || "NCDHHS launches contact tracing app SlowCOVIDNC” <ref name="ncdhhhlau">{{cite web |title=NCDHHS launches contact tracing app SlowCOVIDNC |url=https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2020/09/ncdhhs-launches-contact-tracing-app |website=Elon News Network |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> |
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| 2020 || September 24 || || {{w|NHS COVID-19}} "NHS coronavirus app to launch in England and Wales on 24 September"<ref>{{cite web |title=NHS coronavirus app to launch in England and Wales on 24 September |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/11/nhs-coronavirus-app-launch-england-wales-24-september |website=theguardian.com |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> || | | 2020 || September 24 || || {{w|NHS COVID-19}} "NHS coronavirus app to launch in England and Wales on 24 September"<ref>{{cite web |title=NHS coronavirus app to launch in England and Wales on 24 September |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/11/nhs-coronavirus-app-launch-england-wales-24-september |website=theguardian.com |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> || |
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2020 | February 11 | Mobile app launch | "China launches coronavirus 'close contact detector' app”[1] | |
2020 | February | PathCheck "Founded at MIT in the research group of Prof. Ramesh Raskar, PathCheck Foundation is 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to creating healthy and resilient communities by containing the pandemic, revitalizing the economy, and preserving the privacy of individual citizens. " "PathCheck was founded in February, 2020, at MIT by a passionate community of people and organizations to contain the spread of COVID-19 and help revitalize economies without sacrificing personal privacy. We’ve been pioneers in digital contact tracing and exposure notification technology. Their original technology was based on the MIT Private Kit"[2][3] | ||
2020 | March 9 | "Spying concerns raised over Iran's official COVID-19 detection app”[4] | Iran | |
2020 | March 9 | Mobile app launch | "Colombian president launches app to track COVID-19”[5] | Colombia |
2020 | March 10 | "Iran: Google withdraws Iranian government COVID-19 self-diagnosis app”[6] | Iran | |
2020 | March 11 | Background | "The World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a pandemic on March 11, 2020"[7] | |
2020 | March 12 | Public Health England stops performing contact tracing, as widespread infections overwhelm capacity.[8][9] | England | |
2020 | March 20 | Mobile app launch | "Singapore launches contact tracing mobile app to track coronavirus infections" "E: A new mobile application called TraceTogether was launched on Friday (Mar 20) to support ongoing contact tracing efforts amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore."[10][11] | Singapore |
2020 | March 24 | Mobile app launch | "The contact tracing app, called COVID Trace, will be entirely opt-in, meaning that not only will users have to download the app in order to take advantage of its functionality, but those who test positive for COVID-19 will have to take an additional step in the app to notify those they may have come in contact with of a possible exposure” [12] | United States (Nevada) |
2020 | March 25 | Stopp Corona App[7] | Austria | |
2020 | April 1 | Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing[13] | ||
2020 | April 2 | Aarogya Setu[14] | India | |
2020 | April 4 | Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing[15] | ||
2020 | April 8 | Mobile app launch | "Egypt launches mobile application to track coronavirus cases”[16] | Egypt |
2020 | April 14 | COVIDSafe[17] | Australia | |
2020 | April 14 | Mobile app launch | "Turkey to use contact-tracing app to detect coronavirus”[18] | Turkey |
2020 | April 16 | Whisper Tracing Protocol[19] | ||
2020 | April 16 | Mobile app launch | "The team behind Nodle.io, an Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and security startup, today announces the launch of Coalition, a free, privacy-first contact tracing app to help stop the spread of COVID-19. "[20] | |
2020 | April 27 | Mobile app launch | "‘Act at Home’ app is launched to counteract the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine”[21] | |
2020 | May 2 | "Korean health officials are also developing "smart city" tools to bolster existing networks of testing and contact tracing, but some privacy advocates are pushing back”[22] | South Korea | |
2020 | May 4 | Mobile app launch | "The UK government will appeal to Britons’ sense of civic responsibility to encourage use of the new NHS contact-tracing app, despite an admission from its developer that it “might not work” when first rolled out”[23] | United Kingdom |
2020 | May 6 | Mobile app launch | "Algeria: NATP announces development of Coronavirus apps”[24] | |
2020 | May 14 | Mobile app launch | "India launches contact-tracing app for JioPhones in virus battle”[25] | India |
2020 | May 14 | “The USAID Digital Health Activity (DHA), led by JSI, is applying its expertise in digital health and supply chain to play a leading role in Ethiopia’s response to COVID-19. The application also supports active case detection through contact-tracing activities, such as identification and follow-up of contacts of a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case”[26] | ||
2020 | May 14 | Mobile app launch | “Thailand to launch COVID-19 tracing application to facilitate disease-control tracking of customers as shops reopen”[27] | Thailand |
2020 | May 20 | NZ COVID Tracer[28] | New Zeland | |
2020 | May 20 | Mobile app launch | "Aga Khan Health Services and Aga Khan University launch COVID-19 self-screening app in Tanzania”[29] | Tanzania |
2020 | May 20 | Exposure Notification[30] | ||
2020 | May 23 | Mobile app launch | "Ugandans develop app for Covid-19 contact tracing”[31] | Uganda |
2020 | May 26 | Digital privacy | "Serious security vulnerabilities in Qatar’s mandatory contact tracing app, uncovered by Amnesty International, must act as a wake-up call for governments rolling-out COVID-19 apps to ensure privacy safeguards are central to the technology”[32] | Qatar |
2020 | May 28 | NHS Test and Trace[33] | England | |
2020 | May 29 | Apturi Covid[34] | Latvia | |
2020 | May | "In May 2020, Serco accidentally shared the personal email addresses of nearly 300 trainee COVID-19 contact tracers."[35] | ||
2020 | June 1 | Immuni[36] “Italy launches COVID-19 contact-tracing app amid privacy concerns” | ||
2020 | June 4 | Mobile app launch | "The Argentine Government Created COVID-19 Database”[38] | Argentina |
2020 | June 5 | Mobile app launch | "The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed that it has developed a Covid-19 contact-tracing application that will be deployed in all its locations across the country”[39] | |
2020 | June 5 | Mobile app launch | “Bangladesh finally gets its own contact tracing app”[40] | Bangladesh |
2020 | June 5 | Mobile app launch | "Morocco: Ministry of Health announces launch of tracing app”[41] | Morocco |
2020 | June 9 | ProteGO Safe[42] | Poland | |
2020 | June 9 | "Poland rolls out privacy-secure coronavirus tracking app”[43] | Poland | |
2020 | June 9 | "Pakistan's Covid-19 App Becomes Laughing Stock as it Fails at Contact Tracing, Privacy”[44] | ||
2020 | June 10 | "French hacker claims Pakistan's covid-19 contact tracing app reveals patients' locations, govt denies claims”[45] | ||
2020 | June 12 | "Uzbekistan to develop mobile app to trace contacts of confirmed Covid-19 cases”[46] | Uzbekistan | |
2020 | June 15 | Coronavirus UY[47] | Uruguay | |
2020 | June 15 | Mobile app launch | "Saudi Arabia launches new Covid-19 tracing app”[48] | Saudi Arabia |
2020 | June 15 | "The Norwegian government’s decision to stop using its COVID-19 contact tracing app is a major win for privacy and comes hours before Amnesty International releases a damning analysis of the app”[49] | Norway | |
2020 | June 16 | Mobile app launch | Corona-Warn-App[50] “ Germany launches 'best' coronavirus tracing app”[51] | Germany |
2020 | June 16 | " Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway contact tracing apps among most dangerous for privacy”[52] | Kuwait | |
2020 | June 18 | "BIOS runs contact tracing without recording personal data, which other apps developed by Apple and Google cannot do"[53] | ||
2020 | June 18 | Smittestop[54] | Denmark | |
2020 | June 18 | BEAT Covid Gibraltar.[55] | Gibraltar | |
2020 | June 19 | Mobile app launch | "Japan's coronavirus contact-tracing app launched amid privacy concerns”[56] | |
2020 | June 19 | COCOA[57] | Japan | |
2020 | June 21 | careFIJI[58] | Fiji | |
2020 | June 25 | SwissCovid[59] | Switzerland | |
2020 | June 29 | Mobile app launch | “Spain launches first phase of coronavirus-tracking app”[60]"Spain launches first phase of coronavirus-tracking app”[60] | Spain |
2020 | June 30 | Healthy Together[61] | ||
2020 | June 30 | Radar COVID[62] | Spain | |
2020 | July 7 | COVID Tracker Ireland[63] | Ireland | |
2020 | July 13 | “Government of Mexico City Implements Avaya Contact Center Solutions for Contact Tracing, Conducting 2,700 Tests Daily Across 117 Health Centers”[64] | Mexico | |
2020 | July 13 | Mobile app launch | "Kenya launches web-based app to trace COVID-19 cases”[65] | Kenya |
2020 | July 21 | "Major Security Flaws Found in South Korea Quarantine App”[66] | South Korea | |
2020 | July 30 | StopCOVID NI[67] | Northern Ireland | |
2020 | July 31 | COVID Alert[68] | Canada | |
2020 | July 31 | Coronavírus-SUS | Brazil | |
2020 | July 31 | "Canada launches COVID-19 contact tracing app as restrictions loosen”[69] | Canada | |
2020 | August 5 | COVIDWise[70] | Virginia | |
2020 | August 5 | "Brazil integrates Apple-Google exposure notification tech into coronavirus app”[71] | ||
2020 | August 12 | “ Vietnam. Some 15.7 million smartphone users had downloaded Bluezone, a locally-developed contact-tracing app to identify and alert people who have interacted with COVID-19 patients”[72] | ||
2020 | August 13 | Care19 Alert[73] | North Dakota | |
2020 | August 14 | Care19 Alert[74] | Wyoming | |
2020 | August 17 | GuideSafe[75] | Alabama | |
2020 | August 19 | Mobile app launch | Covid Watch[76] | Arizona |
2020 | August 20 | Hoia[77] | Estonia | |
2020 | August 31 | Mobile app launch | Koronavilkku "The Koronavilkku smartphone app has now been published to help break infection chains. You can now download Koronavilkku to your phone free of charge from the most popular app stores." "“The Koronavilkku mobile app is part of the Government's test, trace, isolate and treat strategy. The app makes it more efficient to reach people exposed to the virus and refer them to treatment. This way, infection chains can also be broken more efficiently”, says Kirsi Varhila, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health." [78][79] | Finland |
2020 | September 1 | COVID Alert SA "Now you can, by downloading and using the COVID Alert SA app, the South African government’s official Bluetooth contact-tracing app. It’s built on the Apple–Google Exposure Notifications application programmable interface (API). User privacy and security are at the core of the design. Anyone in South Africa who has a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone can access this app."[80][81] | South Africa | |
2020 | September 1 | STAYAWAY COVID[82] | Portugal | |
2020 | September 3 | "Some of the country’s biggest private companies are supporting StaySafe.ph, a contact tracing application launched Thursday by the national government to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019” - Philippines -
[83] || | ||
2020 | September 3 | "“September 3, 2020: South Africa launches free COVID-19 contact tracing app”[84] | South Africa | |
2020 | September 9 | “Myanmar government developed a covid-19 tracking app”[85] | Myanmar | |
2020 | September 10 | Mobile app launch | "Scotland launched a nationwide COVID-19 contact-tracing application called Protect Scotland, ZDNet reports”
[86] || United Kingdom (Scotland) | |
2020 | September 10 | Mobile app launch | Guam Covid Alert "Guam is the first U.S. Territory to launch an exposure notification app developed by engineers with Apple, Google, and the PathCheck Foundation that uses Bluetooth technology for digital contact tracing." [87][88] | Guam |
2020 | September 11 | Protect Scotland "It became available to download free on to a smart phone from Apple's App Store or Google Play on Thursday. The Protect Scotland app lets people know if they have been in close contact with someone who later tests positive. The Scottish government has said the software will support the Test and Protect system and is "another tool in the fight against Covid-19"."[89] “England and Wales' contact-tracing app gets launch date”[90] | United Kingdom | |
2020 | September 15 | COVID Alert DE "Gov. John Carney, the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, and the Delaware Department of Technology and Information on Sept. 15 launched COVID Alert DE – a mobile app available in the App Store or Google Play that will help Delaware fight community spread of COVID-19. "[91][92] | United States (Delaware) | |
2020 | September 17 | eRouška (eMask) [93][94] | Czech Republic | |
2020 | September 22 | SlowCOVIDNC [95][96] | North Carolina | |
2020 | September 22 | Mobile app launch | "NCDHHS launches contact tracing app SlowCOVIDNC” [97] | |
2020 | September 24 | NHS COVID-19 "NHS coronavirus app to launch in England and Wales on 24 September"[98] | ||
2020 | September 24 | COVID Alert PA [99] | Pennsylvania | |
2020 | September 30 | Coronalert[100] | Belgium | |
2020 | October 1 | "Governor Phil Murphy and New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of COVID-19 exposure notification mobile apps in their respective states that will serve as crucial tools to supplement the effort to trace and contact individuals subject to a COVID exposure. The apps, COVID Alert NJ and COVID Alert NY, notify users of potential COVID-19 exposure while maintaining user privacy and security. With today’s launch, New Jersey and New York join Pennsylvania and Delaware in creating a regional COVID Alert app network that operates across state lines to stop the spread of COVID-19. Connecticut has also announced it will launch an app in the near future using the same technology."[101] | ||
2020 | October 10 | CoronaMelder[102] | Netherlands | |
2020 | October 14 | Jersey COVID Alert[103] | Jersey | |
2020 | October 14 | "A new coronavirus contact-tracing app has been launched in Jersey. The Covid alert app will send an exposure warning to those who may have been in close contact with an infected person” [104]. | ||
2020 | October 25 | CO Exposure Notifications[105] | Colorado | |
2020 | October 26 | "France launches new contact tracing app, TousAntiCovid”[106] | France | |
2020 | November 9 | MI COVID Alert " Michigan launched the statewide rollout of a voluntary, free coronavirus app Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The app notifies users if they have potentially been in close contact with infected people."[107] | Michigan | |
2020 | November 10 | "The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) today announced the launch of MD COVID Alert, the official COVID-19 Exposure Notifications Express system of Maryland. MD COVID Alert uses Bluetooth Low Energy technology to quickly notify users who might have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 with the goal of reducing infections in Maryland."[108] | ||
2020 | November 11 | Aloha Safe Alert | Hawaii | |
2020 | November 12 | COVID Alert CT | Connecticut | |
2020 | November 17 | "Russia Develops Coronavirus Contact-Tracing App”[109] | Russia | |
2020 | November 23 | Gosuslugi | Russia | |
2020 | November 23 | COVIDaware | Minnesota | |
2020 | November 30 | WA Notify | Washington (state) | |
2020 | December 21 | Smittestopp | Norway | |
2021 | January 1 | "The Oregon Health Authority had released an app that would warn people if they were exposed to a COVID-19 outbreak”[110] |
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