SwissCovid

The goal

* By using the SwissCovid app, we can all help to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.

* The app provides information on suspected infections. In this way, the chain of infection can be broken.

Privacy by design

* Devices communicate anonymously.

* All data is encrypted and only saved locally on the smartphone.

What does the app do?

* The app automatically recognises when two users have been in close proximity for a certain time.

* It uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to do this. No GPS data is used.

* The app notifies you if a potential infection is suspected.

* By responding appropriately, you can protect yourself and other people.

SwissCovid, operated by the Federal Office of Public Health FOPH based on the Ordinance of 13 May 2020 on a pilot test with the ‘Swiss Proximity Tracing System’ to notify persons potentially exposed to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The use of this app is limited to Switzerland and is subject to Swiss law.