The UK will abandon its plans to release its own contact-tracing app, which has been plagued by technical problems, concerns over a lack of privacy and centralised data collection. Instead, Matt Hancock is expected to announce that the UK will at last use technology developed by Apple and Google. Additional commentary in The Register and The Guardian. The UK Government has since published the next phase of the NHS coronavirus app on GOV.UK.
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