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French COVID-19 tracing app to be available from June 2: PM – Metro US

French COVID-19 tracing app to be available from June 2: PM

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris
The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) – The French government’s contact-tracing app to curb the new coronavirus outbreak spread will be available from June 2, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told a news conference on Thursday.

The so-called “StopCovid” app in France was approved by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.

France is preparing to enter a second phase in its relaxation of lockdown rules on June 2.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Michel Rose; Writing by Matthieu Protard, Editing by William Maclean)