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Despite 6 million downloads, the COVIDSafe app is yet to detect any unknown coronavirus contacts

The COVIDSafe app has been labelled a "dud" by Labor.

The COVIDSafe app has been labelled a "dud" by Labor. Source: AAP

More than six million Australians have downloaded the COVIDSafe app, but it does not appear to be playing a major role in the coronavirus pandemic recovery.


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More than six million Australians have downloaded the COVIDSafe app, but it does not appear to be playing a major role in the coronavirus pandemic recovery.


The federal government is under fire as the COVIDSafe app is yet to find any close contacts of a person infected with coronavirus that were not already found through other contact tracing measures.

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