Senior EU Commission officials say that Corona tracing apps will be interoperable from October 17 onward, with the German and Italian apps being among the first to connect to new European gateway. Other countries will join in the following days. #ContactTracing
According to Commission tally 18 EU member states have apps, but not all can be included - French app uses centralised system which can not easily be integrated into European framework. They are working on a solution, the officials say. But unclear how that could work.
Also out of the frame are the UK and Switzerland. To include either into the app framework there would have to be bespoke legal arrangements that are tricky to put in place.
The officials say that 11 countries are expected to join interoperability framework until the end of October, including Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy, Netherlands, Ireland Denmark and Spain. Other countries will join after that.
Other countries are still developing a Corona app. That includes Belgium, which is expected to launch its app this week amid rising infection numbers and new measures such as bars & restaurants now closing at 11 pm.
The Commission says that experience from Corona tracing apps could be used for other, similar tracing work in the future. The official replied to a question on whether apps could also help fight tuberculosis.
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