German Corona Warn App Investigation - Video / by William Bryan

Germany's Corona Warn app has battled misinformation and criticism on its way to lackluster adoption and app download numbers. In this documentary report, we follow Valerie Cyrkel, a Corona Warn app user and COVID-19 patient, as she details her illness and subsequent frustrations with the app and its shortcomings.

The investigation uncovers many of the application's pain points in addition to identifying how it can improve to better serve the public and government in their battle against the coronavirus.