Coronavirus: Health minister says app should roll out by winter

Lord Bethell, the Minister for Innovation at the Department of Health and Social Care, said he was unable to give a date for its launch. But he insisted that the trial 'has gone very well indeed'. He was responding to questions at the Science and Technology Committee on Wednesday afternoon. 'We are seeking to get something going for the winter, but it isn't the priority for us at the moment,' Lord Bethell said in answer to a question about the app. He admitted that was 'an expectation of management answer, saying I can't give you a date'.