and you get told so self isolate for up to ten days. but unlike a call from test and trace, that instruction has always been advisory. an update to the app later this month could make that more explicit, then from mid august anyone double jabbed in england will be able to avoid self isolation completely. but the recent spike in covid cases is already leading to a sharp increase in smartphone alerts. ministers have suggested the app may be tweaked, perhaps allowing users to stay closer to a positive case for longer, before they are pinged. it s in the interest of us as a society to carry on doing the things which help protect each other. and we will make sure the app is reviewed so it is appropriate for the period of time we are living through, particularly now as we are getting into the majority of adults having been double vaccined. labour says any attempt to change the way the app works could be counterproductive. this feels like taking the batteries out of the smoke detector- and th
but as an immediate impact on the basis we re losing income again. and it s going to hurt. the nhs covid app uses bluetooth technology, a data signal that can work out. that can work out roughly how far your phone is from another device and for what length of time. an algorithm then calculates how risky that contact is. above a certain level and you get told so self isolate for up to ten days. but unlike a call from test and trace, that instruction has always been advisory. an update to the app later this month could make that more explicit, then from mid august anyone double jabbed in england will be able to avoid self isolation completely. but the recent spike in covid cases is already leading to a sharp increase in smartphone alerts. ministers have suggested the app may be tweaked, perhaps allowing users to stay closer to a positive case for longer, before they are pinged.
but unlike a call from test and trace, that instruction has always been advisory. an update to the app later this month could make that more explicit, then from mid august anyone double jabbed in england will be able to avoid self isolation completely. but the recent spike in covid cases is already leading to a sharp increase in smartphone alerts. ministers have suggested the app may be tweaked, perhaps allowing users to stay closer to a positive case for longer, before they are pinged. it s in the interest of us as a society to carry on doing the things which help protect each other. and we will make sure the app is reviewed so it is appropriate for the period of time we are living through, particularly now as we are getting into the majority of adults having been double vaccined. labour says any attempt to change the way the app works could be counterproductive. this feels like taking the batteries out of the smoke detector- and that is never a good idea, i that is an important prote