Australia sees 3 new coronavirus deaths as govt urges app installation

Australia's coronavirus-related death toll rose by three to a total of 68 on Saturday, health data showed, with the government stepping up its calls for people to sign up for a controversial movement-tracking mobile phone app.

MELBOURNE - Australia’s coronavirus-related death toll rose by three to a total of 68 on Saturday, health data showed, with the government stepping up its calls for people to sign up for a controversial movement-tracking mobile phone app.

Australia and neighboring New Zealand have shown early success in potentially stopping Covid-19 after closing their early and imposing strict curbs on public movement. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday that downloading a movement-tracking up, which would enable the government to detect potential new outbreaks and which has been criticized as invasion of privacy, would not be mandatory.

Government Services Minister Stuart Robert said there would there will be no surveillance involved with the app, which is to be ready within weeks.The government said the app would help guild policymakers in winding back social distancing measures.

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