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)