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Contract tracing coming to iOS and Android

Apple and Google are working together to develop COVID-19 contact-tracing technology specifically for smartphones.

The two companies will initially make their Application Programme Interfaces (APIs) cross-platform so they work across both iOS and Android, before moving to a Bluetooth-based

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