German institute creates app to self-test for coronavirus

ANI
08 Apr 2020, 17:27 GMT+10

German citizens will now be able to use a special app on their smartphones, smartwatches or fitness trackers designed to follow-up data on COVID-19
The personal data transmitted to the system contains information on a user's gender, age, weight, height, physical activity and heart rate.
The app would also recognise symptoms of rapid heart rate and sleep-wake disorders.

BERLIN, Germany - German citizens will now be able to use a special app on their smartphones, smartwatches or fitness trackers designed to follow-up data on how COVID-19 is spreading in the country, researchers said.

The Robert Koch Institute said on Tuesday that the personal data transmitted to the system contains information on a user's gender, age, weight and height, physical activity, heart rate, body temperature, and postal code, Sputnik news agency reported.

The app would also recognise symptoms of rapid heart rate and sleep-wake disorders.

The institute added that the collected data would be used "exclusively for scientific purposes," and that the app could not replace a diagnostic test for COVID-19.

According to the institute's data, Germany has confirmed 99,225 COVID-19 cases, including 1,607 deaths. (ANI)

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