Saturday, 23 May 2020

Coronavirus live news: 6m Australians download tracing app as experts fear second wave in US summer

New witnesses cast doubt on Cummings’s lockdown claims; Trump golfs in Virginia; WHO says pandemic ‘taking different pathway’ in Africa. Follow the latest updates

The Guardian’s Amanda Holpuch and Nina Lakhani report from New York, with Khushbu Shah in Atlanta:

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Six million Australians have now downloaded the COVIDSafe app, less than a month after it was launched to help health authorities trace coronavirus infections, AAP reports.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said the app is playing a significant role in Australia’s response to the pandemic and several countries have expressed interest in learning from its positive impacts.

“Australia continues to be a world leader in testing, tracing, and containing the coronavirus and I would encourage all Australians to contribute to that effort and download the COVIDSafe app today,” Mr Hunt said in a statement on Sunday.

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