How will the coronavirus contact-tracing app work?
A trial of the app-based technology will be carried out on the Isle of Wight before a full roll-out nationwide.
A trial of the app-based technology will be carried out on the Isle of Wight before a full roll-out nationwide.
A trial of the app-based technology will be carried out on the Isle of Wight before a full roll-out nationwide.
The app relies on the first part of a user’s postcode but does not ask for a name or other identifying information.
A trial of the app-based technology will be carried out on the Isle of Wight before a full roll-out nationwide.
A contact-tracing app could be key to helping ease lockdown but there have been a number of concerns raised.
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It is part of the Government’s test, track and trace efforts.
It is part of the Government’s test, track and trace efforts.
Dr Jenny Harries said getting the app ‘up and running at scale and effectively’ is ‘another significant task’.
Dr Jenny Harries said getting the app ‘up and running at scale and effectively’ is ‘another significant task’.
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Areas with higher rates of poverty will need a greater supply of PPE, one scientist warns.
The app is expected to be ready for widespread use in three weeks to help ease current lockdown measures and identify and contain the virus’s spread.
The app is expected to be ready for widespread use in three weeks to help ease current lockdown measures and identify and contain the virus’s spread.
The app would alert users if they had come into contact with someone who had tested positive for Covid-19.