Ministers were facing serious questions over the effectiveness of its track-and-trace plan to get the UK out of lockdown amid fears that just a fraction of the staff needed to make it work are ready to go. The Government has insisted that army of 18,000 people required to make the lockdown-easing measure work will be … Read more
The Government’s tracing app advisors ‘cannot decide whether to tell ministers to ditch its current strategy in favour of an Apple and Google version’. The ethical advisory board debated how big a role it should play in discussing whether the model is the best design, during a meeting on Thursday. The app is part of … Read more
The NHS coronavirus contact tracing app risks sidelining millions of people who don’t have a mobile phone when ministers roll it out nationwide. One in five Britons do not have a phone and therefore won’t benefit from the app, according to experts on an ethical panel overseeing its development. It’s likely these people will be … Read more
How you could be diagnosed with coronavirus by your own PHONE: Scientists are developing an app that uses the device’s microphone to ‘measure changes in airway sounds linked to COVID-19’ The app would work by listening to breathing sounds and comparing it to others The team have to create new waveforms to remove ‘normal breathing … Read more
NHS coronavirus tracing app will be rolled out across England next week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirms following Isle of Wight trial Health Secretary has confirmed mid-May roll-out for the NHS tracing app Also provided clarity on the slow easing of the coronavirus lockdown rules Government is allowing people to meet one person outside their … Read more
Residents on the Isle of Wight today claim they are unable to use the new NHS contact tracing app on phones which are more than two years old. People are receiving error messages telling them the app is not compatible with their devices, with others reporting glitches including pop-ups. Many have reported the app is … Read more
Health chiefs have awarded an IT development firm a £3.8million contract to see if it can use Apple and Google software in the new coronavirus contract tracing app. NHS digital innovation arm NHSX has asked the London office of Swiss firm Zuhlke Engineering to develop and support the app which is on trial on the … Read more
National Lottery website and app both crash after power failure ahead of £5m Lotto draw tonight Customers trying to access the website are told online services are ‘unavailable’ The power outage took place in the Watford area, an town northwest of London On Twitter, The National Lottery apologised for any inconvenience caused today By James Wood For … Read more
The NHS is rolling out its new coronavirus track-and-trace app today for testing across the Isle of Wight. This is how it will work STEP ONE: DOWNLOAD THE APP Britons will be able to download the app for free from the Department of Health website. It is also available vi the Apple and Android app … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the Government’s coronavirus tracing app heading for the Isle of Wight By Paul Thomas For Daily Mail Published: 00:19 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 00:30 BST, 6 May 2020 Advertisement Share or comment on this article: