Contact confirmation application 3 registered people from infected people also "certain effect" Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare 14:46 July 10

Regarding the application that can be notified when there is a suspicion that there is a deep contact with a person infected with the new coronavirus, about 3 registered people from the infected person, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato said, ``Create a mechanism We are on the way."

This app is a mechanism where when people holding smartphones come closer to each other for a certain period of time, the data of the other party is recorded with each other, and when the infected person registers in the application, the other party is notified of the suspicion of rich contact, but the infection is By 8th, only 3 people will be registered.

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato asked at a press conference after the cabinet meeting, "Isn't the app not working?", but "I just started, and created a mechanism for all users. We are on the way. I think some people have been notified and went to the inspection because of the registration of three people," he stressed that there is a certain effect.

After that, he said, "The number of downloads of the application has increased to 6.32 million. We want all people to create a mechanism to prevent infection, so we would like people who have been confirmed infected to register with the application," calling for cooperation. It was.