COVID tracking app usage on the rise despite concerns of complacency in the NT
In Darwin's CBD, Faith McMurtrie is busy giving her customers their daily caffeine fix. Key points: The Territory Check-In app has been used almost four million times since December Some residents are concerned about a level of complacency in the community The Health Minister is encouraging Territorians to continue using the app As she works the coffee machine at her Smith St mall café, she's also keeping a vigilant eye on those entering to ensure they're using the Territory Check-In app. New data provided by the NT government shows usage of the Territory Check-In app has steadily increased since it rolled out in December last year. "The Check-In app is the quickest way to give that information to our contact tracers," NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said. "I do think that people could be taking it more seriously," Darwin resident Erin Sedgwick said during her lunchbreak in the Smith Street mall.
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