NHS tracing app to launch in England and Wales later this month

Restaurants and other businesses are being urged to download posters in readiness for the NHS Covid-19 app’s launch on September 24 (Jane Barlow/PA)

The NHS Covid-19 app is to be launched across England and Wales within two weeks, with pubs, restaurants and other businesses urged to have codes ready for customers to check in when they visit.

The UK Department of Health and Social Care said trials which began last month show the app is “highly effective when used alongside traditional contact tracing” to identify contacts of people who have tested positive for coronavirus.