A glance at coronavirus contact tracing apps across the world

England and Wales prepares to launch its own app on Thursday in a bid to stem the virus’s spread (Niall Carson/PA)

It has been two-and-a-half months since Ireland launched the Covid Tracker App and almost two months since Northern Ireland's StopCOVID NI became available to download.

Now, England and Wales are set to be the latest nations to embrace an app in the hope of better tracing the coronavirus.