NHS Covid-19 app pings increase in Wales
Some 9,753 alerts were sent in Wales in the week to August 18, up 63% on the previous week.
Some 9,753 alerts were sent in Wales in the week to August 18, up 63% on the previous week.
Former Health Secretary reportedly told that Test and Trace app should alert contacts of positive cases from two days rather than five.
Former Health Secretary reportedly told that Test and Trace app should alert contacts of positive cases from two days rather than five.
The results were found in a survey by the Zoe Covid Symptom Study app.
The results were found in a survey by the Zoe Covid Symptom Study app.
The Government has announced the app is being updated so fewer contacts will be instructed to isolate.
The Government has announced the app is being updated so fewer contacts will be instructed to isolate.
Users will be given access to therapy sessions and one-to-one chat support.
Users will be given access to therapy sessions and one-to-one chat support.
Changes do not mean the sensitivity or the risk threshold have been altered, the Department for Health and Social Care said.
Changes do not mean the sensitivity or the risk threshold have been altered, the Department for Health and Social Care said.
Nearly 15,000 people in the Black Country and Staffordshire were contacted by the NHS Covid-19 app and told to isolate in the latest week, figures reveal.
This week the Government said it was expanding its daily contact testing for front line sectors as an alternative to isolation.
This week the Government said it was expanding its daily contact testing for front line sectors as an alternative to isolation.
Downing Street’s statement came after business minister Paul Scully suggested people and firms should make an ‘informed decision’ about what to do.