Swiss federal government officially launches the SwissCovid app

SwissCovid est disponible gratuitement sur les magasins d'applications. EPFL / Jamani Caillet 2020 - SwissCovid - a tracing app developed in part by EPFL - is being made available today to the general public, one month after the pilot tests began. The app will be a useful tool in stemming the spread of the disease as the number of cases in Switzerland is back on the rise. The World Health Organization was clear in its warning: the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, and in some places it's just as strong as ever. Many countries, including Switzerland, have managed to keep the virus' spread under control, but the emergence of new hotspots shows that it's too soon to let our guard down. Hygiene measures and other recommendations can still slow transmission chains. Now Swiss public health officials have a new weapon to combat SARS-CoV-2: the SwissCovid tracing app.