Scott Morrison has clarified the app to help trace people who have been in contact with a coronavirus case will not be mandatory.
Taking to social media on Saturday, the Prime Minister said the government will be seeking the “cooperation and support” of Australians to download the app to help health workers, protect the community and help get the economy going again.
“The App we are working on to help our health workers trace people who have been in contact with the coronavirus will not be mandatory,” Mr Morrison tweeted.
The App we are working on to help our health workers trace people who have been in contact with coronavirus will not be mandatory.
— Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) April 18, 2020
In an interview on Friday the Prime Minister appeared not to rule out making the software mandatory if not enough Australians signed up to make it effective, drawing howls of protests from Labor and others.
Deputy chief medical officer Paul Kelly had previously stated the government would “start with voluntary” downloads of the app, before determining whether more action was needed.
“I’ve always been a believer in the Australian people making the right decision,” he said.
“As I’ve said, this is an add-on to what we have in terms of contact tracing and case finding, so I think we need to make the case for an app.
“I think we start with voluntary and see how that goes.”
-with AAP
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