has warned it's still too soon to sound the all clear also coming up german developers work on a new app that aims to warn people if they had contact with someone who tested positive for the corona virus but is people's privacy at stake. and queen elizabeth delivers a red televised address as the u.k.'s hospitals come under increasing pressure due to the pandemic. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program the chinese city of woo han the original epi center of the corona virus pandemic has begun to reopen after months on lockdown authorities are easing the restrictions that kept the city's 11000000 people at home now residents are slowly returning to the streets with some leaving their homes for the 1st time since late january. life inside will han it's still a place of fear and fascination as the city begins to move on from the crisis. in the us it was in they say there are many infected people without symptoms so i'll wait until none of those people are out there before i feel safe but i'm worried even if there's only one case a day. i think people will have a psychological fear of the

this did seem to be as much reality tv as it was a dating app.one looks like, but here you‘re forced into a conversation for about 30 minutes to an hour to really get to know the person, as you really would on a date. of course many people are, in all honesty, quite bothered about looks, aren't they? they are, and that‘s why this is stripping all that back and focusing it on all personality, so the person you could be dating in the future, you‘re really getting to know them and whether or not they‘re someone that‘s, you know, compatible with you. listen, 0mar, thanks for doing it, what a great sport and ladies, you‘d date this man, wouldn‘t you? you‘d absolutely date this man! i'm nodding, i'm not single, but yes, 0mar is lovely! i‘m afraid that‘s it for this week, thank you so much for and sticking with us once again. as ever, you can keep track on what the team are up to, albeit from home, throughout the week on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter ? @bbcclick. thanks for watching and we‘ll see you soon. bye — bye. hello there. we have had

friends and family and take helps us keep track of the virus in australia launched a corona tracing app it records who's been in contact with whom so they can be warned if someone's infected china is using apps to help prevent a 2nd wave of infections uses scanned q.r. codes and public places to share information about their health south korea has developed smartphone applications that help authorities track the movements of infected people which are published online and the government in india has also launched an app that lets people know if there's an incident of the coronavirus nearby one of the worst affected countries italy is also working on an app the tracks people who've come in contact with a confirmed case and germany is developing a system of voluntary information sharing. well the word voluntary may seem odd given the scale of the pandemic but germans really cherish their data privacy after weeks of partial lockdown however they're also keen to get back to normal life and an app could be key in getting there. getting the virus and going into self isolation is a challenge fo

developers could have a carone or app ready by june or. a more i'm joined by martin digging a post-doctoral research a university in borehole where he specializes in data protection good to have you with us this tell you how can a tracing app ensure data privacy on the one hand and limit the spread of the virus . yes 1st of all thanks for having me so we've seen around the world over the last weeks contract uses every movement to the new terminal where there have been met except about 400 tracing to work the report to know all the specific details of who you met and where but it's only important to know that you have met a person that was later infected so it's not important to actually know all the details but only to know that you have met someone and what the current debate in germany is all about and europe and that's what we that what they're trying to implement with the latest version exactly and this is why it takes a little bit longer than and some other countries i mean i personally i have nothing to hide at least i think so but g

german developers work on a new app that i'm still warned people if they had contact with someone who tested positive for the virus but is it taking people's privacy it's static and. not. living in self isolation is one thing but life on lockdown with kids is something else altogether. alex forrest wising reports from the confines of her home here in berlin. i'm rebecca richards welcome to the program britain's queen elizabeth will make a special address to the u.k. later tonight as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic today the country saw the largest daily rise in infections since the start of the pandemic there are now more than 48000 cases in the country and nearly 5000 deaths despite the mounting casualties some people have been slow to hate the message about the spread of the virus. warm sunny weather came as a welcome response that for many in britain who have been cooped up in their homes . but the large numbers who flock to city parks have alarmed the authorities some parks are already been shut and the government is warning that tougher action could follow if people

if enough people use the app and i have to emphasise adhere to the app and i think this is important,ed public health solution, it would notjust reduce the size of the epidemic, it could contribute to stopping the epidemic. singapore had a similar contact tracing app but only around 20% of the population used it. now after a resurgence of new cases of the virus, the country has lockdown again. critics here say the nhs has to confront a host of issues not just about whether the app would work but it's privacy implications. should employers be allowed to require their employees to download the app as a condition to download the app as a condition to return to work with mike or should delivery services be allowed to require customers to download the app before a delivery driver will attend their house? getting back to normal life may also need to involve mass testing as well as contact tracing. and the nhs app will also need a few more trials before it is ready to play its part. let's have a look at the weather now with heifer mullets. good evening, 20 degrees in the highlands of scotlan

and why the better apps are going to model in time as well.me within two metres of someone example suppose you come within two metres of someone passing them on a bike ona metres of someone passing them on a bike on a road, but actually you only get one ping from the bluetooth beacon that is sent out. it is not necessarily a risk. 0r beacon that is sent out. it is not necessarily a risk. or it is a much lower risk than if you are cycling together for lower risk than if you are cycling togetherfor an lower risk than if you are cycling together for an hour. do you think there is a danger that we are putting too much emphasis on the technology and the contact tracing apps? you can'tjust rely on technology on its own to automate everything. they will have to be a human in the loop. and there is also an element of, we know that the ultimate solution is only going to come when we have got a vaccine and proper testing for this. that is universally available, and available at scale. so there is a bit of what my colleague called" do something itis". wi

also coming up using tech to beat the coronavirus german developers are working on a new smartphone app that will warn people if they've been close to someone who's tested positive for coated 19. omarion evanston a welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has told americans to brace for a tough week ahead numbers of corona virus infections and deaths are spiraling while public health officials struggle to equip hospitals with what they need the president seems to have largely stopped downplaying the scale and the danger while u.s. citizens are now adapting to the precautions needed to limit the spread of the virus . reality bites refrigerated trucks outside to manhattan hospital to store bodies because the morgue is full under the gaze of the empire state building. on the street signs that people realize it's serious new york has now where mosques and gloves in public. soldiers deployed to help extraordinary times and even aid from unusual places. i looked at expression you go to war with what you have not what you need right now we're not at the apex so we're still in the sta

and german developers work on a new app that i use to warn people if they've had contact with someone who's just a positive for the virus is privacy at stake. also on the show i will take you to nicaragua and central america where football is still being played just fight the coronavirus bringing the sport to watch pulse around the world football is awarded about flying during a pandemic but a fierce house full and on deaf ears. i'm tired very glad you could join me british prime minister barak johnson has been admitted to hospital 10 days after testing. possibly for the corona virus johnson has been in self isolation but continues to have symptoms including a high temperature he was taken to hospital for tests on the advice of his doctor downing street says the admission is a precautionary measure and not an emergency. of course there are lots of questions about boris johnson's health right now with me here is d w reporter who's been following the story told do we know how serious condition actually is well it's serious enough that downing street says johnson has to stay in hospital

line a , the patient updates that as an app. >> should we go. >> then the app notifies those who were in close contact with that individual. >> if i test positive, it could immediately be used to help contain the spread. >> as far as privacy, location data is stored only locally on each person's phone and the app maintains privacy of not revealing the name. >>> duke jr., alyssa nicholas from raleigh is also working on the app. >> with this app, you can help other people in the community stay informed. >> she says using contain it is a way we can each help each other doing our part to share relevant information and stop the spread. >> especially on a local level, it can keep you informed for where you are. >> >>> the app is not yet available for download, but it is in the final stages and should be available for free next week. >>> while we are washing your hands more than usual, california water officials are reminding us to try to conserve water. now, that is after the latest fear of a survey carried out yesterday. it shows right now the snow pack is just about half as deep as averag

this did seem to be as much reality tv as it was a dating app.looks like, but here you‘re forced into a conversation for about 30 minutes to an hour to really get to know the person, as you really would on a date. of course many people are, in all honesty, quite bothered about looks, aren't they? they are, and that‘s why this is stripping all that back and focusing it on all personality, so the person you could be dating in the future, you‘re really getting to know them and whether or not they‘re someone that‘s, you know, compatible with you. listen, omar, thanks for doing it, what a great sport and ladies, you‘d date this man, wouldn‘t you? you‘d absolutely date this man! i'm nodding, i'm not single, but yes, omar is lovely! i‘m afraid that‘s it for this week, thank you so much for and sticking with us once again. as ever, you can keep track on what the team are up to, albeit from home, throughout the week on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter at @bbcclick. thanks for watching and we‘ll see you soon. bye — bye. hello. april thus far, for t

began taking some 1st steps towards resuming their normal lives and german developers work on a new app that aims to warn people if they had contact with someone who tested positive for the virus but is people's privacy at stake. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program britain's queen elizabeth is rallying her country to confront the coronavirus crisis in a red televised speech britain's to show discipline and results navigating what she called increasingly challenging times covert 19 has hit the u.k. hard over 40000 people have fall in ill in the u.k. including the queen's son and heir and the prime minister barak johnson the infection has almost claimed nearly 5000 lives. sunday's special address to the nation is only the 4th queen elizabeth has given in her nearly 70 years on the throne she stressed the importance of people keeping their distance from each other i also want to think there's of you who are staying at home thereby helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families paid already felt by those who have lost loved ones together we are tackling this disease and i

government threatens to ban all accounts or exercise also coming out german developers work on a new app that aims to warn people if they had contact with someone who tested positive for the corona virus is used the use of privacy and static plus. not. living in self isolation is one thing but life on lockdown leave here is something else altogether alex paris why take reports from the confines of her home here and build it. i'm rebecca has thanks for joining us britain's queen elizabeth will make a special address to the u.k. later tonight as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic today the country saw the largest daily rise in corona virus infections since the start of the pandemic there are now over 48000 cases in the country and nearly 5000 deaths despite the mounting casualties some people in the u.k. appeared to be slow getting the message about the spread of the virus. warm sunny weather came as a welcome respondent for many in britain who have been cooped up in their homes but the large numbers who flocked to city parks have alarmed the authorities some parks are already be

the project's developer say an app may be ready off to the staff. so we've got a nother possible tradeoff here between civil liberties and public health to talk about that i'm joined here at the big table by i mean if i'm wondering why does the german government think that a smartphone app can help where quarantine rules have not worked well as you know people are still coming in contact and a lot of people don't quarantine strictly until they feel sick but the problem there is that people are contagious even before the feel sick so the government wants to know who they've come in contact with before then to alert those people and get them in the korean team and this is a very effective method against the spread of a virus but only if you have massive amounts of data and that has been made possible through digital surveillance and thus the app big data big brother how do germany's efforts compare to other countries well germany is behind the curve at this point south korea is an example of a country that was in front of the curve they really rolled

from berlin using tech to tackle the coronavirus german developers are working on a new smartphone app that will warn people if they've been close to someone who has tested positive for code 19. also coming out. americans brace for a tough week ahead u.s. president donald trump warrants of the death toll from corona virus could rise significantly that's the number of cases in the country thompson 300000 we have a look at how the u.s. is coping plus. not. living in self isolation is one thing but to life on long down with kids one of whom is a preschooler well that's something else altogether alice forest whiting reports from the confines of her home here in berlin. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us germany is the latest country to be developing a smartphone app that can track people's movements and war. in them if they've been close to someone who's tested positive for covert 19 but in a country with strict data protection laws one big concern for developers is that the app does not infringe on users' data privacy if germans embrace the new app authorities here hope

news coming out the top of the hour remember you can get the latest headlines on the date of a new app or now websites that stephenie dot com also follow us on twitter and instagram at dega pretty nice i'm rebecca has investment thanks very much for watching. ruins moreover. symbol of a long conflict in the philippines between the muslim and the christian population last night as fighters occupied the city center until now 17 president to churches response was cut. by the river it will never again put a hole in. the reconquest turned into tragedy this is not the kind of freedom that we want. how did malawi become a gateway to islamist terror. an exclusive report from a destroyed city. phillips in the sights of bias starts may 20th on d w. online dating is huge these days worldwide some 220000000 people use absa websites to find love facebook wants a piece of the pie to our topic today on shipped. so far facebook users can access the new platform in 20 countries including the u.s. argentina chile mexico peru and across asia but soon facebook wants to expand its dating feature to europe

an app may also not be enough on its own.ong with developing its own technology. we think a ratio of roughly a team of five for 20,000 people is roughly what we have to come up with. that's a huge number. proponents of contact tracing apps say it is the best way out of lockdown. by identifying and isolating new cases, a second wave of infections could be avoided. but the challenge may well be winning over a public used to privacy. well, from australia to new zealand. after implementing some of the world's strictest covid—i9 restrictions, new zealand is preparing to ease its five—week lockdown. schools will be able to open with "limited ca pacity", businesses will be able to open, though not physically interact with customers, and gatherings of up to ten people will be allowed, but only for weddings, funerals and maori funeral rites. new zealand has seen fewer than 2,000 confirmed cases, and fewer than 20 deaths, so the lockdown and other measures seem to have worked. but as people start to return to normal, what will the psyc

the app is a condition for returning to work?the app before a delivery driver will attend the house? getting back to normal life may also involve employing people as well as an app to do contact tracing, and the technology still needs more testing before it is ready to play its part. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. now, as you've probably seen, we're following the daily lives of those on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus through video diaries. here, gp dr gail allsopp shares the details of her week with our health correspondent catherine burns. coronavirus has changed working life in so many ways for gp dr gail allsopp — even down to her footwear. she used to wear shoes like this for work. now, they're more like this. i used to meticulously get dressed, choose carefully what i wore, do my hair, put my make—up on — and now i don't. now i want as little of my hair exposed at all, so i scrape it back. there is still the school—run to do. gail says it's now one of the hardest parts of her day. the other children are safe

the app now seems to have protections against that. brent: would you download the app? do you trust the state to use your data just to make sure that you don't get sick? >> i think a lot of people would easily give up their data to avoid a catastrophe. at the same time, i think they have done a lot with this to protect the data. they are using bluetooth technology. that would mean the user of the app would want to know whether they came in contact. if they do it that way, i would download it. brent: thank you. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. lawmakers in ukraine have passed in a stork -- a historic reform bill. lawmakers were masks and glovess to show that they want to protect themselves from the coronavirus when they pass the reform bill. in the united states, las vegas authorities have converted an outdoor parking lot into a temporary homeless shelter. it has sparked outrage with critics pointing to the thousands of empty hotel rooms in the city. there is an estimated 6500 people without permanent housing in las vegas. britain has

while here in germany it's still not clear when this app will be out the health minister has said he wants it to be ready within weeks but many countries already have apps and ready the a straightly in government for example launched their app just today but also there have been a pretty see and concerns and criticism transparency really are the 2 big issues here in many countries people might not trust their governments and many people might not trust the big tech giants and entre don't forget for these apps to work 60 percent of the population you to download log in and use them so if there is no trust then this project might fail completely. thank you very much. and that's from me and have a news team here and berlin i'll be but you will. let's hope. this is news. rooms moreover. the long conflict in the philippines between the muslims and the christian population last. structures occupied the city center until now 17 president deters response was. i. will never again will hold. the ring conquer.

the popular app topped 250 billion downloads and the app tracking company sensor tower says that amountso the most downloads for any app ever in a quarter. >>> apple's latest ios update makes it easier for users to unlock their phones while weareriwea wearing a face mask enter a code rather than waiting for the phone to recognize your face. >>> finally some michael jordan trading cards are hot sellers on ebay. a mint condition rookie card set a record selling for $52,000. another copy of it went last night for $41,000. prices, of course, are soars as espn airs its new jordan documentary "the last dance." those are your techbytes. have a great day. >>> it is so good. i am loving all the episodes. abc7 has launched new streaming apps. wherever you are you can get live newscast, breaking news, weather and more with our new abc7 bay area app. it is on apple tv, android tv, fire tv and roku. >>> mattel is honoring the frontline heroes in the coronavirus and we're meeting virtually with friends and why not business with customers? the creative way they're keeping cash coming in. >>> we want to

while here in germany it's still not clear when this app will be out the health minister has said he wants it to be ready within weeks but many countries already have apps and ready the a straightly in government for example launched their app just today but also there have been previous see concerns and criticism transparency really are the 2 big issues here in many countries people might not trust the government and many people might not trust the big tech giants and entre don't forget for these apps to work 60 percent of the population you to download log in and use them so if there is no trust then this project might fail completely. thank you very much. many of the farm workers who have a seasonal produce here in germany come from is the new europe that work includes picking one of the nation's favorite vegetables asparagus without the seasonal workers the harvest cannot take place so the authorities have agreed to allow $80000.00 of them to travel to germany on special flights. hubertus from grow to 50 hector farm has been in his family for generations asparagus is most importa

an app may also not be enough on its own.ing team, along with developing its own technology. we think a ratio of roughly a team of five for 20,000 people is roughly what we have to come up with. that's a huge number. proponents of contact tracing apps say it is the best way out of lockdown. by identifying and isolating new cases, a second wave of infections could be avoided. but the challenge may well be winning over a public used to privacy. when the pandemic struck, one group of dutch schoolchildren had a problem. they had been on a sailing expedition around the caribbean but all flights home were cancelled, leaving them stranded. instead, the group decided to continue with their sailing adventure, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. it's fair to say, school trips don't normally end like this. akin toa don't normally end like this. akin to a conquering hero, the wild swans sailed into port. 0n board, 25 children, aged between 1a and 17 who had journeyed across the high seas. an extraordinary trip for them and their teachers.

facebook dating is no standalone app but a feature integrated into the existing facebook. infrastructure which has already been hacked several times. so it's no wonder that data security experts fear our romantic preferences will soon end up exposed for the world to see. it's also unclear how exactly facebook plans to use this data. after all the platform makes money by selling ads. in the u.s. and canada online magazine slate found that facebook earns around $120.00 euros per year per user. can we trust the fact that mark zuckerberg says they're not going to use this data for advertising purposes i think the answer is no facebook's dating app very likely is collecting information or will be one day that they might sell because that's their business model. in the u.s. some believe that mark zuckerberg is out to revolutionize the dating market. and some even speculate he's planning to weaken the current market leader match dot com so he can buy it up. you know. facebook users must know there are revealing lots of their personal information for the comp and these financial g

many more countries are looking to launch contact tracing apps.hile the uk is considering a similar one to singapore, the eu is advocating a single app with data protection at its heart. for many, religion offers some spiritual calm, but of course at the moment, communities can't get together in the way that they normally would. yes, so religious leaders are doing what they can to work around this. this muslim call to prayer in egypt has been replaced by a message urging people to stay home and pray. and the jewish festival of passover started this week and that has been looking a little different too. the rabbi here has been doing his best to connect with his community online. as well as videos of what would be happening in synagogue, here, he's demonstrating how the seder, the first dinner of passover is set up. and this easter‘s sunday service will also be different. sophia smith galer has been finding out how religions are adapting. with mass gatherings being banned, many religions have had to stop public worship. and with churches closing, ma

for better or worse, when dating apps came in, they changed our culture.solation, we're still relying on technology but re—learning how to connect with people, so maybe the art conversation isn't dead after all. oh, what a lovely, lovely piece of tv that was. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that netflix added 16 million new subscribers in the first quarter of the year. nintendo said it is increasing switch production by 10% and facebook released its gaming app ahead of schedule, a move they said was directly in response to the lockdown. facebook also introduced a coronavirus survey in the uk this week asking select users if they had had symptoms of covid—i9. it is a part of a joint effort with carnegie mellon university to help track the illness. the uk surveyjoins an online heat map to track where people in america are feeling ill, county by county. people can report any covid—i9 of flulike symptoms they had had in the past 2a hours. a device made from a raspberry pi minicomputer is being tested to remotely monitor vital signs in co

data for advertising purposes i think the answer is no facebook's dating app very likely is collecting information or will be one day that they might sell because that's their business model. in the u.s. some believe that mark zuckerberg is out to revolutionize the dating market. and some even speculate he's planning to weaken the current market leader match dot com so he can buy it up. you know. facebook users must know there are revealing lots of their personal information for the company's financial game the same surely goes for online dating but aside from that can facebook dating rival leading apps like in the online dating consultant amy letting him tried it out for us. users can only access facebook dating through the most vile app it's not available in the desktop version but the feature is simple enough to use and it's free there's no premium account option yet in the countries where it is available the dating service is already integrated into the facebook app but before she can get started amy letting hand still needs to opt in and put together her dating profile. option to

a new app to trace those who come in contact with covid-19. >> the app will then send an alert anonymouslyother app users that you have been insignificant contact with over the past few days. even before you have symptoms. >> essentially, the app tracks where you go and remembers who you are close to by communicating through bluetooth with other phones. if someone contracts the virus, the app alerts you if you are near them. oxford university says it is a 21st-century answer to stop the spread of the virus. >> so, you can reach people and provide advice on quarantining and isolation and social distancing and you can do that quick enough before they transmit to othe rolled out a similar app to boost efforts to trace cases, but to be effective, widespread testing is needed. >> i think it is a good idea because obviously the more contact testing we do the more we we can treat everything. >> the app is voluntary, but critics are still worried about privacy. others say the benefits should outweigh the concerns. >> they are tracking you all the time anyway so what difference does it make? it mig

if you're going to a mobile app to stop the spread of covert 19 tell us more about that. yes so basically what the app does is it matches supply and demand we know or dealing in a situation where we have a very scarce resources and you cannot afford to waste these resources in places where they're not needed so on the demand side this is the population in need we in the app you can screen people on the app and in real time capture their status whether they are keys for covert or whether they are someone who has come into contact with someone who has co-opted you can identify them also identify people who are at risk for is out because of diabetes or hypertension or hiv and you know that you can then isolate them to that they don't get infected and then you need to match them up with the facilities that are nearest to them the health facilities and to see those facilities are ready do they have enough beds and do they have enough protective equipment do they have enough medications and supplies and so we have the app also then allows us to quickly in real time see what kin

the app will then send an alert anonymously to other app users you've been in significant contact with over the past few days, even before you have symptoms. the app essentially tracks where you go and remembers who you were close to by communicating through bluetooth with other phones if someone contracts the virus the app alerts you if you were near them. it's a 21st century answer to stop the spread of the virus. >> you can reach people and provide advice on quarantining and isolation and social distancing and you can do that quick enough before they transmit to other people. singapore has all ready rolled out a similar app to boost efforts to trace cases. but to be effective, widespread testing is needed. >> it's a good idea obviously the more contact testing we do, the more we know where hot spots are, the better we can treat it. >> the app is voluntary but critics are worried ability privacy. others say benefits should outweigh the concern. >> they're tracking you all the time any way. what difference does it make? it may as well be for a good reason. >> if it's effective health

he says it is about more than just an app.wholly replace skilled humans to do contact tracing, because it is a skilled job. and i'm happy to be convinced, i've an open mind, so i think where we will end up will be a combination of a national approach led by public health england, augmented by the local capacities and capabilities that we can bring to bear in local authorities and local nhs, organised in a way that makes sense for each of those places. what is interesting is that san francisco, which is a very hi—tech city, has gone for low—tech human resources to do the contact tracing and has not used apps, because in a hi—tech city, you've got people who are very savvy and very suspicious and worried about using apps. so i think the message is you need the people on the ground, you need some technology, you need telephones, but you don't need a lot of sophisticated apps. when covid first broke out in places such as brighton, we were contact tracing, but on march 12th the government stopped it altogether when the uk moved fro

the app ta kes better the results. the app takes over that.ilarapp, countries look at developing similar app, singapore has made isa similar app, singapore has made is a software freely available, but it also raises concerns about security and privacy. the government says this app was collecting only the data it needs and not checking locations or contacts. if, however, they happen to get too close to someone infected with the virus were too long the ministry of health will be in touch. 0therwise, ministry of health will be in touch. otherwise, the encrypted data will disappear after 41 days. shyam and his american business partner paul feel that having the app outweighs concerns about security. to begin with, you wouldn‘t have social media accounts, things like that. and because we live ina like that. and because we live in a small country, it would be difficult to find out anything about you if the government really wa nted about you if the government really wanted to. i feel we are fairly well protected, but overall at this point in time i

the project's developer say an app may be ready to easter. so another possible try to off the trains civil liberties and public health they have a report i mean if it's head to toe why does the german government think a smartphone app can do what saying rules have no well essentially the problem is that quarantine only works if you know who came in contact with people before that because when people start to feel sick they go into court but they were contagious up to 3 days before that so the challenge of the government is to find out who they came in contact with that's now become possible through digital surveillance technologies which we carry in our pocket every day and the government is hoping to harness that in order to clamp down on the edge and how the geminis efforts compare with other countries germany is a bit behind the curve on this one. and south korea is a good example of a country that rolled this out really quickly they've been using contact tracing since the very beginning and it seems that they've kind of slowed down the ep

many more countries are looking to launch contact tracing apps.hile the uk is considering a similar one to singapore, the eu is advocating a single app with data protection at its heart. for many, religion offers some spiritual calm, but of course at the moment, communities can't get together in the way that they normally would. yes, so religious leaders are doing what they can to work around this. this muslim call to prayer in egypt has been replaced by a message urging people to stay home and pray. and the jewish festival of passover started this week and that has been looking a little different too. the rabbi here has been doing his best to connect with his community online. as well as videos of what would be happening in synagogue, here, he's demonstrating how the seder, the first dinner of passover is set up. and this easter‘s sunday service will also be different. sophia smith galer has been finding out how religions are adapting. with mass gatherings being banned, many religions have had to stop public worship. and with churches closing, ma

many poor countries are looking to launch contact tracing apps. countries are looking to launch contact tracing apps. whilst the uk is considering a similar one to singapore, the eu is advocating a single app with data protection at its heart. so contact tracing is really vital, and here is why. people move. they move quickly, and they move a long way. these visualisations are from a company called tectonics. what they did was the isolated 700,000 mobile devices in new york and they followed them over just two days. look how far they go in two days. right, all the way across to the west coast. here is italy in early march, and look how many people travelled to the uk by the end of march. so contact tracing looks at the spread of covid—i9 by following particular people as they move around, but what these visualisation is a show is actually how people move about more generally, and some governments are trying to use this information to look at how people are moving around, even under lockdown conditions. and they are not trying to get the data from

the app takes over that.ns about security and privacy. the government says that this app it collecting only the data it needs and not checking locations or contacts. if, however, i happen to get too close to someone infected with the virus for too long, the ministry of health will be in touch. otherwise, the encrypted data will disappear after 21 days. shyam and his american business partner paul feel that having the app outweighs concerns about security. to begin with, you wouldn‘t have social media accounts, things like that. and because we live in a small country, it wouldn‘t be difficult to find out anything about you if the government really wanted to. i feel that we're fairly well protected, but overall at this point i'm thinking it's more a benefit of the greater good. security and privacy... still, some security experts worry governments could use the data to spy on citizens and that companies could profit from an invasion of privacy. we have to strike the right balance. we do want to end the lockdown

this is a massive ambition this app testing thing. something that people should be picking up the papers and think this is how we get out of it? well, i think as you said i think people are looking for good news amongst the gloom. and obviously, and many, many cases around the world technology are really coming into their own along with designers and tech experts and things like this. this is something that's being worked on by google and apple. as nigel said, it's only going to work if you got the testing. but the bigger and actually this was raised by lord evans who was in city street, head of mi five, he talks about how this is a very similar technology to that which is used to track down and trace terrors. but it's a huge ask to allow the public to invasion of privacy. 0ne it's a huge ask to allow the public to invasion of privacy. one of the things in here just a suggestion, is that people would be allowed to go back to work providing they install the app that would allow this to happen. it's not going to work and less people are