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The system is intended to track down people who have been in contact of a positive Covid-19 case and are at risk of spreading the virus before they exhibit symptoms.
Figures, obtained through freedom of information requests to Public Health Scotland detail that 1,272 people waited four days between their case being logged in the Test and Protect system and their interview about contacts.
A further 566 people waited five days, 221 waited six days, and 302 waiting a week or more between August 2 and November 15.
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie said the figures show Test and Protect must be expanded and called on the Scottish Government to “ramp up” testing.
NICOLA Sturgeon has apologised after a technical “blip” meant Scotland’s Covid contact tracing app erroneously told hundreds of Scots to self-isolate. The First Minister revealed that an error in an upgrade to the Protect Scotland app had left it overly sensitive. Proximity tracing apps use Bluetooth technology to alert users if they have been in prolonged close contact with someone who has since tested positive for Covid-19. The government said the upgrading mistake meant notifications were sent out after 15 seconds of close contact, rather than 15 minutes. Sturgeon said anyone who received a message between 0001 on Monday and 0830 on Tuesday should call the national contact tracing service.
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A “blip” with Scotland’s coronavirus phone app could have resulted in hundreds of people being incorrectly told to self-isolate. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the problem, which stemmed from an upgrade to the Protect Scotland app, has now been fixed. But she urged anyone told to self-isolate between a minute after midnight on Monday and 8.30am on Tuesday to get in touch with contact tracers to find out if a period of quarantine is necessary. Details of the fault emerged at the First Minister’s coronavirus briefing on Wednesday, during which she revealed 900 people had received a message telling them to self-isolate over that 32.5-hour period.