Type of Intervention: New Tool / Service / Body
Sectors Involved: Health
Intervention Categories: Surveillance and response measures; Tracing and quarantining contacts
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry of Health
Overview: Ministry of Health plans to make contact tracing app available within two weeks (media story)
Full details here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/415214/covid-19-new-zealand-contact-tracing-app-due-within-two-weeks
Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Advice of EXTERNAL expert advisor or advisory committee, Learning from other jurisdictions
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government, National – other
Evidence/Justification: Cites public survey, Australian app, audit of tracing capabilities, national security bureau