App launched to trace COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia

With a continued rise in the number of COVID-19 infections, a new mobile app has been launched to help people in Saudi Arabia identify cases in close proximity in order to protect themselves and help curb the spread of the virus.

The Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, launched Tabaud (Distancing) to notify people in crowded areas of individuals who have contracted COVID-19 in the last 14 days.

“Users can share their information and then contact those he or she came into contact with,” said ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly, urging people to download the app.