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The UK has a COVID-19 symptom tracker app. Here's what it can tell us

Ambulances are seen outside St Thomas' hospital, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls - RC2QTF97DLS8

Data collected from the app is made available to the UK's National Health Service. Image: REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Tim Spector
Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King\'s College London
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The app was made from scratch in about four days and would normally take four months. Image: King’s College London
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