France’s ‘StopCOVID’ contact tracing app for coronavirus expected to enter testing in week of May 11

France’s state-supported “StopCOVID” contact-tracing app should enter its testing phase in the week of May 11 when the country starts to unwind its lockdown, a government minister said on Sunday.Minister for Digital Affairs Cedric O, a member of President Emmanuel Macron’s inner circle, presented the app as a key element of France’s strategy to stave off the coronavirus as authorities grapple with the prospect of mass testing.“There’s nothing magical about this app, but it’s not technological…

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