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France hoping to deploy StopCovid app by June 2

  • 05 May 2020
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France is hoping to deploy its state-supported "StopCOVID" contact-tracing app by June 2, the Minister for Digital Affairs, Cedric O, said on Tuesday.

"We hope to have something by June 2," Cedric O told BFM Business TV. "We are pursuing our roadmap," he added.

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