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Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Thursday evening. We'll have another update for you on Friday morning.UK is abandoning the development of its coronavirus-tracing app
and shifting to a model based on technology provided by Apple and Google. Health Secretary Matt Hancock defended the decision at the Downing Street daily briefing, saying testing of the NHSX app on the Isle of Wight uncovered a"technical barrier". The government now intends to launch an app in the autumn, after originally saying one would be ready for England - and possibly other parts of the UK - by 1 June.
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