Vietnam considers mandating installation of COVID-19 contact-tracing app
The proposed regulation will require all mobile subscribers to install Bluezone, a mobile app designed to assist in contact tracing
The proposed regulation will require all mobile subscribers to install Bluezone, a mobile app designed to assist in contact tracing
First-time Bluezone users are offered up to 5GB of free mobile data
Over 12 million of people in Vietnam had downloaded the app by August 8
The number of community-transmitted cases in Vietnam has risen by 333 since July 25
Just over 4.2 million have installed the app, shy of the number of users needed for it to have a meaningful impact
The app utilizes Bluetooth to help trace people who have been in close contact with COVID-19 patients