MSP urges people of Moray to keep up momentum by downloading Protect Scotland app
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MORAY'S MSP is urging local people to download the new Protect Scotland app – the latest tool in the fight to slow the spread of coronavirus and to support the easing of lockdown restrictions.
The new app has been downloaded more than a million times since its launch a week ago.
The app can be downloaded onto phones and will let users know if they have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19.
The app automatically alerts users if someone reports that they’ve tested positive for Covid-19 and where they have been in close contact recently.
No personal identifiable information will be entered on the app. The Scottish Government has said it will not monitor the location of individuals as the app uses Bluetooth technology, and not GPS, to identify contacts.
SNP MSP Richard Lochhead said: "There was huge publicity around the launch of the Protect Scotland app by Scottish Government to help stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus and complement the person-to-person approach of the Test and Protect work.
"The app has now been downloaded over a million times, which is amazing in such a short space of time. It is vital that we keep up that momentum and that more and more people download it for the maximum positive benefit.
"The app – which takes less than a minute to download – will allow people at risk to be alerted far more quickly, so that we can all take steps to reduce the risk of infecting others.
"Scotland’s official contact tracing app will help us all to protect ourselves, our family, our friends and our community by enabling faster contact tracing.
"The more people who have the app, the more it can help to slow the spread of coronavirus. That’s why I’m urging folk in Moray to download the app, and let’s all protect Scotland."
For iPhones the app is available on the Apple App Store. For Android devices the app is available from Google Play Store.
