Covid-19 app failed to pass on contact warnings for Android users since September, says Japanese govt

The Japanese minister

The Japanese minister of health has apologized after it was revealed that Japan’s Covid-19 warning app had a bug which meant it failed to pass on some notifications of suspected contact with people infected with the virus.

“I am truly sorry for the inconvenience caused and for the loss of trust,” health minister Norihisa Tamura said on Wednesday, according to state broadcaster NHK, as he confirmed that a problem with the nation’s Covid-19 app had prevented alerts from being passed on.

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