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UK ditches its coronavirus contact-tracing app and switches to Google-Apple mannequin

The UK is swapping its centralized contact-tracing app for one based mostly on the Google-Apple mannequin after mounting points with the nation's homegrown strategy.
The UK is swapping its centralized contact-tracing app for one based on the Google-Apple model after mounting issues with the country's homegrown approach.

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