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SwissCovid 2.3.1
SwissCovid is the official contact tracing app of Switzerland andisoperated by the Federal Office of Public Health FOPH.SwissCovidwill help to contain the new coronavirus. It complementstheconventional contact tracing carried out by the cantons. UsingtheSwissCovid app is voluntary and free of charge. The more peoplewhoinstall and use the app, the more effectively the app can helpusto contain the new coronavirus. However, it is still importanttofollow the rules on hygiene and social distancing. Withacombination of the SwissCovid app, contact tracing andcomplyingwith the rules, we can continue to keep the coronaviruseffectivelyin check. Minimum technical requirements: To use theapp, theAndroid 6 operating system or newer must be installed onthesmartphone. Details of the version of the operating system canbefound under Settings > About phone > Softwareinformation> Android version Encounters function: All you needto do isswitch on Bluetooth and carry your phone at all times.Thesmartphone transmits encrypted IDs, known as checksums,viaBluetooth. These are long random strings of characters.Eachchecksum is deleted automatically from your phone two weeksafterit is generated. The app anonymously measures how long andhowclose it is to other smartphones that have the app installed.Itrecords any encounters that it has with other phones (closerthan1.5 metres and for longer than 15 minutes in any one day), astheseare the situations in which you are most likely to becomeinfectedwith the virus. Check-in function: SwissCovid check-insallow youto check in to a location or meeting with the app. In thisway, youcan be alerted if there is a risk of infection – regardlessof thedistance. Only your presence is stored in the app; you don’thaveto leave behind any personal data. You can also offercheck-insthrough the SwissCovid app. To do so, you generate aSwissCovid QRcode in the app that people can use to check in onsite. Hownotification works If a SwissCovid app user tests positivefor thecoronavirus, they will receive what is called a Covidcode.The codeallows them to activate the notification function in theirapp.This alerts other app users with whom they were in closecontact orwho were checked in at the same location during theinfectiousperiod (two days before the onset of symptoms). When theCovidcodeis entered, the app notifies these other app usersautomaticallyand anonymously. The people who have been notified canfind out inthe app what to do next. Their privacy is protected atall times.Even if they don’t have any symptoms, a coronavirus testisadvisable and recommended. If a person who has been notifiedhasalready developed symptoms of the disease, they should gettestedimmediately. By working together in this way, we can all helptostop the spread of coronavirus. Protecting privacy The datathatyour SwissCovid app collects is only stored locally onyoursmartphone. The phone does not send any personal or locationdatato a central storage location or server. This means that no onecanwork out who you have been in contact with or where thatcontacttook place. Once the coronavirus crisis is over, the systemwill beshut down. The use of the app is limited to Switzerland andissubject to Swiss law.
