Smartphone users in Clydebank are being urged to download NHS Scotland’s new contact tracing app to help suppress the spread of coronavirus if they have not already done so.
The Protect Scotland app is available to download for free via Apple and Google stores and is an extra tool complementing existing person-to-person contact tracing which remains the main component of NHS Scotland’s Test and Protect system.
Individuals’ privacy will be protected as the app uses Bluetooth technology to anonymously alert users if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19, and advises them to self-isolate.
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Users of the app who test positive will still get a call from a contact tracer to confirm their details and who they have been in close contact with.
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