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"Matt Hancock&#x2019;s coronavirus tracing app may not be available until the winter, a minister has admitted. The Health Secretary originally promised the app, still under testing on the Isle of Wight, would be rolled out in &#x2018;mid-May&#x2019;. He told Brits it was their &#x201C;duty&#x201D; to download it in order to combat the spread of Covid-19. But as the deadline was missed, Mr Hancock and test and trace chief Dido Harding have said it the &#x201C;cherry on the cake&#x201D; - and not essential to the contact tracing push. And today, Health Minister Lord Bethel indicated the delivery of the app had slipped even further. He told the Science and Technology Committee the pilot of the app on the Isle of Wight had been successful. Speaking of the app, he said: &quot;We&apos;re seeking to get something going for the winter, but it isn&apos;t the priority for us at the moment.&quot;"
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