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More than 600,000 people told to isolate by NHS Covid-19 app | |
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More than 600,000 people using the NHS Covid-19 app in England and Wales were sent self-isolation alerts in the week between 8 and 15 July. | More than 600,000 people using the NHS Covid-19 app in England and Wales were sent self-isolation alerts in the week between 8 and 15 July. |
Data shows 618,903 alerts were sent - a 17% rise from the previous week. | Data shows 618,903 alerts were sent - a 17% rise from the previous week. |
However some fully-vaccinated key workers will be exempt from self-isolating if they are pinged by the app as a close contact of a positive case. | |
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told the BBC a “very narrow” list of jobs would be released today. | Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told the BBC a “very narrow” list of jobs would be released today. |
Self-isolation for all fully-vaccinated people pinged by the app as close contacts is due to be scrapped by 16 August, he added. | |
The app alert is advisory only and not enforceable by law, unlike a phone call from the Test and Trace team. | |
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Latest government figures show there are a further 44,104 daily coronavirus cases in the UK, with 73 coronavirus-related deaths. | Latest government figures show there are a further 44,104 daily coronavirus cases in the UK, with 73 coronavirus-related deaths. |
Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned cases could rise even more this week, as most legal restrictions have ended in England. | Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned cases could rise even more this week, as most legal restrictions have ended in England. |
Alerts on the NHS Covid-19 app informs users if they have been in close contact with a positive coronavirus case. If an individual is pinged by the app, they are advised to self-isolate for up to 10 days. | |
In England 607,486 alerts were sent to users in the period between 8 and 15 July, with a further 11,417 sent in Wales. | In England 607,486 alerts were sent to users in the period between 8 and 15 July, with a further 11,417 sent in Wales. |
There were fewer app pings per case in England during this period, with 2.8 pings issued per every reported coronavirus case. | |
An average of 3.2 pings were sent per case reported in the last month. | |
App downloads | |
Downloads of the app continued to rise to 26,826,748 from 26,523,853 the previous week. | Downloads of the app continued to rise to 26,826,748 from 26,523,853 the previous week. |
The BBC understands there is no way to know if the app has been deleted, but #DeleteTheApp has been trending on Twitter today. | The BBC understands there is no way to know if the app has been deleted, but #DeleteTheApp has been trending on Twitter today. |
A recent poll by YouGov suggested that one in ten users have deleted the app, having previously installed it. | A recent poll by YouGov suggested that one in ten users have deleted the app, having previously installed it. |
Those aged between 18 and 24 were most likely to have deleted the app, after installing it, according to the data. | Those aged between 18 and 24 were most likely to have deleted the app, after installing it, according to the data. |
How does the NHS Covid app work? | |
People in England and Wales can download the NHS Covid app (Northern Ireland and Scotland have their own). | |
If you are using the app and spend enough time close to another person with it, you will receive a "ping" alert if they later test positive for Covid-19 and share the information with the app. The app uses the Bluetooth signal to determine whether your phone had recently been within 2m of theirs for at least 15 minutes. | |
If you are "pinged" you're advised - but not legally obliged - to self-isolate for 10 days. |