Joana
Cotar
Corona
App
AfD
Kompakt, July 27, 2020
[Joana Cotar is an Alternative für
Deutschland Bundestag member from the western German state of Hessen. A
communications manager, she is the AfD’s spokesman for digital policy in the Bundestag.]
From
the beginning, I have pointed out that the app’s epidemiological uses were not
demonstrable. The experiences in other countries show that the result falls far
below expectations, which is what I had predicted for Germany and it has
occurred exactly so. Heretofore, only 660 TeleTANs were given out by us,
approximately 550 people – according to estimates – having reported themselves
as infected. Compared to the present infection numbers in Germany, it becomes
clear: The app has no effect.
Now
it occurs that the app – despite the enormous cost of 680 million euros – for weeks
has not functioned correctly for many Android users. And people learn nothing
of this from the government but from the Bild
newspaper. Transparency appears otherwise. There is nothing more to say to
the citizens. The Federal government should now put an end to this mischief, spare
the taxpayers further expense and disconnect the app.
[Translated by Todd Martin]
