An app development company in Welshpool is helping the World Health Organisation (WHO) to create a mobile app to help contain and reduce the spread of coronavirus.

On Sunday, Gloversure's MD Richard Glover-Davies discovered a call for help from the WHO asking mobile app developers to assist on a volunteer basis.

Mr Glover-Davies said: "We quickly began looking into it, to see if there was any way we could help. We all want to do as much as we can during these unprecedented times".

At the point of Mr Glover-Davies discovering the article, a group of developers had already come together and created the foundation of the app, however, the World Health Organisation still needed help with testing and tracking issues on the software development platform GitHub.

Gloversure contributed by finding bugs in the app’s code and submitting solutions which have been adopted into the master code. Mr Glover-Davies said: "I’m immensely proud that the team has contributed in a positive way to help combat COVID-19, it’s great to be involved."

The WHO MyHealth app will be released by the end of the week and will be available on the iOS and Android app stores, providing COVID-19 news helping to combat the spread of misinformation about the virus.

The WHO app will send users notifications based on their location; if there is a spike in coronavirus cases or if someone reports themselves as having the virus. There will also be 'self-triage' tools to help people diagnose to see whether their symptoms match COVID-19, hoping to take some of the pressure off healthcare systems.

Mr Glover-Davies added: "We will be monitoring the app’s progress and will continue to contribute where possible".