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New uses for old solutions

How two life-saving apps were adapted to fix problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Two life-saving apps have been adapted to fix problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic - hear how ideas we鈥檝e visited before have developed and grown.

One of them has been helping ambulance drivers find their way to field hospitals; the other has been finding volunteers to run errands for people who are vulnerable.

Presenter: Daniel Gordon
Reporters: Ruth Evans, Nick Holland and Richard Kenny
Picture credit: Getty Images

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