Italy: New app soon will replace “self-declaration” form
No more paper. In “phase 2” of the Coronavirus emergency, a new app is coming that will be downloadable from the government website. Studied by Vittorio Colao, leading the task force according several newspapers.
(AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
How it works
Everyone can register by entering their data, their health situation and tests done. A way to manage “self-declaration” electronically and above all to track movement via an alert system, especially of those who have tested positive.
The latest Self-declaration form open/download
Colao had anticipated in recent days: “Phase 2 will be much more complex, with a more tools like an app to track infections. The Italians who want it can be traced, which is the idea. It is already being used in Korea today, to precisely monitor the spread of the virus.
Original article in italian here
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