Coronavirus: Thousands download Covid-19 tracing app

More than 500,000 people have downloaded Scotland's new contact tracing app since it went live. It became available to download free onto a smart phone from Apple's App Store or Google Play on Thursday. The Protect Scotland app lets people know if they have been in close contact with someone who later tests positive. The Scottish government has said the software will support the Test and Protect system and is 'another tool in the fight against Covid-19'. Up until now, contact tracing has been done manually using a method followed for years to help control the spread of infectious diseases.