One in three adults to download long-awaited NHS coronavirus app
4 years, 6 months ago

One in three adults to download long-awaited NHS coronavirus app

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Less than one in three adults in England and Wales will download the now available NHS coronavirus app, international comparisons suggest. The new app is designed to compliment rather than replace the manual contact tracing done by NHS Test and Trace. With infection rates rising we must use every tool at our disposal to prevent transmission, including the latest technology.” Dido Harding, executive chair of England’s NHS Test and Trace Programme, said:“We want to make it as easy as possible for everyone to engage with England’s NHS Test and Trace service. “ Dr Michael Veale, lecturer in digital rights and regulation at UCL, said that early talk that take-up rates of 85 per cent would be necessary had been when apps had been suggested as the main source of contact tracing, rather than in addition to manual systems.

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West Australians’ highly sensitive personal data put at risk as COVID-19 contact tracing system lacks security
2 years, 10 months ago

West Australians’ highly sensitive personal data put at risk as COVID-19 contact tracing system lacks security

ABC  

WA's COVID-19 contact tracing system is plagued with significant privacy and security concerns, putting at risk highly sensitive personal and medical information collected from more than half a million people. Key points: Authorities failed to adequately protect sensitive contact tracing data The auditor-general says controls need to be strengthened WA health has defended its system but agreed to adopt changes …

Public urged to work with contact tracing teams over Christmas period
3 years, 3 months ago

Public urged to work with contact tracing teams over Christmas period

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy People who test positive for Covid-19 over Christmas have been …

Coronavirus Australia: Changes to NSW contact tracing as Victoria's Covid outbreak grows
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Changes to NSW contact tracing as Victoria's Covid outbreak grows

Daily Mail  

New South Wales is preparing to dump most of its contact tracing system in favour of an app that will automatically alert residents when they've been exposed to Covid. NSW is preparing to dump most of its contact tracing system in favour of an app that will alert residents when they've been exposed to the coronavirus The drastic change is …

Vaccine passport apps: Can Big Tech do better than contact tracing?
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccine passport apps: Can Big Tech do better than contact tracing?

CNN  

CNN Business — As some US cities start requiring proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, events and workplaces, smartphone makers such as Apple, Samsung and Google are rolling out ways to make it easy for users to show their Covid-19 vaccine status with just a tap. It could be Big Tech’s shot at making a dent with pandemic solution tools …

Record 618,000 people pinged by NHS Covid app in England and Wales in a week
3 years, 8 months ago

Record 618,000 people pinged by NHS Covid app in England and Wales in a week

The Independent  

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The ‘pingdemic’ is another failing of the Test and Trace app – so, what went wrong?
3 years, 8 months ago

The ‘pingdemic’ is another failing of the Test and Trace app – so, what went wrong?

The Independent  

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Test and Trace app ‘pinging’ people whose neighbours have Covid through walls, report claims
3 years, 8 months ago

Test and Trace app ‘pinging’ people whose neighbours have Covid through walls, report claims

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The NHS Test and Trace app can “ping” people through walls …

NHS Covid-19 app: What does it actually do?
3 years, 8 months ago

NHS Covid-19 app: What does it actually do?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government’s NHS Covid-19 app continues to be a central part of the …

Covid UK: Boris Johnson pleads with the nation to stick with NHS app
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid UK: Boris Johnson pleads with the nation to stick with NHS app

Daily Mail  

The number of people in England 'pinged' by the NHS Covid-19 app has jumped by more than 60 per cent in a week, official figures show. A total of 356,036 alerts were sent to users of the NHS Covid-19 app in the week to June 30 The NHS Covid-19 app has now been downloaded more than 25million times but there …

COVID tracking app usage on the rise despite concerns of complacency in the NT
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID tracking app usage on the rise despite concerns of complacency in the NT

ABC  

In Darwin's CBD, Faith McMurtrie is busy giving her customers their daily caffeine fix. Key points: The Territory Check-In app has been used almost four million times since December Some residents are concerned about a level of complacency in the community The Health Minister is encouraging Territorians to continue using the app As she works the coffee machine at her …

Apple, Google's COVID-19 tracing tech saved thousands of lives in UK, about time India gets it too
3 years, 10 months ago

Apple, Google's COVID-19 tracing tech saved thousands of lives in UK, about time India gets it too

India Today  

Apple and Google joined hands to develop the Exposure Notifications System to contact trace and alert users about possible COVID-19 exposure. Now a report has claimed that the contact tracing tech has saved lives of between 4,200 and 8,700 users in the UK. “Our analysis suggests a large number of COVID-19 cases were averted by contact tracing via the NHS …

England’s ‘vaccine passport’ for holidays abroad will use the NHS app
3 years, 10 months ago

England’s ‘vaccine passport’ for holidays abroad will use the NHS app

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy England’s “vaccine passport” for international travellers will be based on the standard NHS smartphone app, the …

Victorian contact tracing still plagued by 'infuriating' data errors, contractors say
4 years, 1 month ago

Victorian contact tracing still plagued by 'infuriating' data errors, contractors say

ABC  

Workers making calls to assist with Victoria's contact tracing efforts say the system is still below par, and that contacts are being given wrong and potentially dangerous information about when it is safe to leave quarantine. Key points: One nurse said the information given to Victorians who are meant to quarantine is often incorrect The workers are concerned that one …

Coronavirus UK update: Latest news and cases today as London becomes UK’s Covid hotspot
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus UK update: Latest news and cases today as London becomes UK’s Covid hotspot

The Independent  

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California’s new contact-tracing app: What you need to know
4 years, 3 months ago

California’s new contact-tracing app: What you need to know

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom has announced a voluntary smartphone app to alert people if they were in close contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. Called CA Notify, the app relies on a tech framework created by Apple and Google that uses Apple and Android phones’ short-range Bluetooth radios to determine when two devices have been near one another for …

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have coronavirus

India Today  

Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a laboratory error at the government’s NHS Test and Trace system, the Department of Health and Social Care told Reuters on Saturday. “NHS Test and Trace has contacted 1,311 individuals who were incorrectly told that the result of COVID-19 tests, taken between Nov. 19 and Nov. …

‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Boris Johnson holds out hope of normal Christmas but admits flaws in Covid testing system
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Boris Johnson holds out hope of normal Christmas but admits flaws in Covid testing system

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Test and trace hampered because people don’t like answering unknown calls, NHS adviser suggests
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: Test and trace hampered because people don’t like answering unknown calls, NHS adviser suggests

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The nation’s test and trace system could be being hampered due …

Without a trace: do virus tracking apps really work?
4 years, 4 months ago

Without a trace: do virus tracking apps really work?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Recommended WHO urges UK to move to local contact tracing system Despite predictions that between …

Coronavirus: Test and trace forced to bring in untrained workers as system is overwhelmed by second wave, leaked email reveals
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Test and trace forced to bring in untrained workers as system is overwhelmed by second wave, leaked email reveals

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: WHO urges UK to move to local contact tracing system
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: WHO urges UK to move to local contact tracing system

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The World Health Organisation has joined the chorus of experts urging …

EU to link national COVID-19 tracing apps together
4 years, 5 months ago

EU to link national COVID-19 tracing apps together

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The European Commission on Monday …

The five hallmarks of successful contact tracing during the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

The five hallmarks of successful contact tracing during the coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Contact tracing is the process of finding, assessing and managing the people who have been exposed to a disease, according to the World Health Organization. "One of our approaches in Australia is doing contact tracing in the first 24 hours of receiving a diagnosis, and I believe that Victoria is at 100 per cent at the moment," says Professor McLaws. …

Coronavirus: Test and trace system ‘rendered ineffective’ by rate of infections, government scientific advisers believe
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Test and trace system ‘rendered ineffective’ by rate of infections, government scientific advisers believe

The Independent  

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NHS Covid app sends concerning messages to users about ‘possible exposure’
4 years, 5 months ago

NHS Covid app sends concerning messages to users about ‘possible exposure’

The Independent  

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Several months behind schedule, the Dutch coronavirus app goes nationwide
4 years, 5 months ago

Several months behind schedule, the Dutch coronavirus app goes nationwide

Dutch News  

The Dutch coronavirus tracing app was introduced across the country on Saturday, following last week’s senate vote in favour of using the alert-based system. The CoronaMelder app, first mooted in early April, will warn users if they have spent 15 minutes or more in close contact with someone who tests positive for the virus – as long as they have …

Several months behind schedule, the Dutch coronavirus app goes nationwide
4 years, 5 months ago

Several months behind schedule, the Dutch coronavirus app goes nationwide

Dutch News  

The Dutch coronavirus tracing app was introduced across the country on Saturday, following last week’s senate vote in favour of using the alert-based system. The CoronaMelder app, first mooted in early April, will warn users if they have spent 15 minutes or more in close contact with someone who tests positive for the virus – as long as they have …

More than 10 million people have downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app since it launched last week
4 years, 5 months ago

More than 10 million people have downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app since it launched last week

Daily Mail  

Venues have been refusing entry to customers who have not downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app, despite less than a sixth of the UK population - around 10 million people - getting it on their phones. Pubs and restaurants have started turning away customers who don't have the app Nicola Thorp, who starred in Coronation Street, said she too had fallen …

Coronavirus: ‘Extraordinary’ flaw leaves NHS app unable to process tens of thousands of test results
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: ‘Extraordinary’ flaw leaves NHS app unable to process tens of thousands of test results

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The results are meant to be used to enable the app to carry out contact …

Coronavirus: NHS tracing app now able to log all positive test results after flaw fixed
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: NHS tracing app now able to log all positive test results after flaw fixed

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An issue preventing users of the NHS Covid-19 app in England …

Gemma Collins and Olly Murs lead stars encouraging the nation to download NHS COVID-19 app
4 years, 6 months ago

Gemma Collins and Olly Murs lead stars encouraging the nation to download NHS COVID-19 app

Daily Mail  

Gemma Collins and Olly Murs led the celebrities encouraging the public to download the NHS COVID-19 app in a new advert. Important cause: Gemma Collins and Olly Murs led the celebrities encouraging the public to download the NHS COVID-19 app in a new advert The clip kicked off with a healthcare professional urging the nation to take part in the …

NHS coronavirus app hit by major problems on first day
4 years, 6 months ago

NHS coronavirus app hit by major problems on first day

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some users also complained that they were unable to use the app at all, since it requires …

NHS Covid-19 app: Design problem means people could be told to self-isolate unnecessarily
4 years, 6 months ago

NHS Covid-19 app: Design problem means people could be told to self-isolate unnecessarily

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A problem in the design of the NHS Covid-19 app means people could …

NHS tracing app will fail unless more coronavirus testing is readily available
4 years, 6 months ago

NHS tracing app will fail unless more coronavirus testing is readily available

The Independent  

The latest NHS-branded Covid-19 app hit the digital shelves on Thursday morning after a long and difficult road. Thanks to the fact the app is “decentralised” users can only mark themselves as infectious if they have had a positive test, which means the government must ensure that people can get tested. The app allows users to order a coronavirus test …

Coronavirus news: Latest updates as UK cases hit highest daily total
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus news: Latest updates as UK cases hit highest daily total

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: NHS app users who receive a ‘false positive’ message still at higher risk of getting the disease, experts warn
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: NHS app users who receive a ‘false positive’ message still at higher risk of getting the disease, experts warn

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Users of the new long-awaited NHS coronavirus app who receive a …

NHS coronavirus app: How to download and use track and trace tool, as release date finally arrives
4 years, 6 months ago

NHS coronavirus app: How to download and use track and trace tool, as release date finally arrives

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The easiest way is to head to the app store on your phone and search for it: …

NHS coronavirus app: Future updates will warn users if they are exposing themselves to too many people, developers say
4 years, 6 months ago

NHS coronavirus app: Future updates will warn users if they are exposing themselves to too many people, developers say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A future version of the NHS Covid-19 app could warn users if they …

The NHS Test and Trace app has two flaws: QR codes and people
4 years, 6 months ago

The NHS Test and Trace app has two flaws: QR codes and people

Wired  

Getty Images / WIRED England and Wales’ contact tracing app is finally set to launch nationally tomorrow, and that has Michelle worried. “They tend to be more middle class… pretty tech savvy.” And even then, only one in five use the QR code at the gate to sign in, leaving the community garden to also manage its own contact-tracing list …

Government urged to 'prove' the Apple and Google coronavirus contact tracing app works
4 years, 6 months ago

Government urged to 'prove' the Apple and Google coronavirus contact tracing app works

Daily Mail  

The NHS contact tracing coronavirus app launches later this week amid a storm of doubt and uncertainty. Scroll down for video The effectiveness of the soon to be released app has been called into question on the eve of its launch with a charity asking why the public has yet to see data from the recent tests on the Isle …

As Europe faces 2nd wave of virus, tracing apps lack impact
4 years, 6 months ago

As Europe faces 2nd wave of virus, tracing apps lack impact

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: NHS app will carry out contact-tracing, government admits - hours after saying it would not
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: NHS app will carry out contact-tracing, government admits - hours after saying it would not

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy No 10 has been left red-faced after wrongly saying the long-delayed …

Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19

The Independent  

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It’s not just testing that is failing, contact tracing is broken too
4 years, 6 months ago

It’s not just testing that is failing, contact tracing is broken too

Wired  

Getty Images / ODD ANDERSEN / Contributor The UK’s Covid-19 testing system is in disarray. All other cases are marked as “non-complex” and these people are contacted by NHS Test and Trace and asked to give details of everyone they’ve had close contact with recently. "You have to test sufficient numbers of people with symptoms, you then have to trace …

Hospitals urge people wanting coronavirus tests not to go to A&E as national system threatens to collapse
4 years, 6 months ago

Hospitals urge people wanting coronavirus tests not to go to A&E as national system threatens to collapse

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hospitals across England are urging people not to turn up …

Mixed messages, U-turns and ‘massaged’ figures: A timeline of the UK’s coronavirus testing system
4 years, 6 months ago

Mixed messages, U-turns and ‘massaged’ figures: A timeline of the UK’s coronavirus testing system

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. 1 May: Government accused of ‘massaging’ testing figures The government is accused of “misleading the …

Coronavirus: Matt Hancock blames test and trace problems on people without symptoms coming forward
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: Matt Hancock blames test and trace problems on people without symptoms coming forward

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Matt Hancock has claimed the NHS Test and Trace system is …

Meal delivery workers urged to download coronavirus app ‘to prevent infections’
4 years, 6 months ago

Meal delivery workers urged to download coronavirus app ‘to prevent infections’

Dutch News  

Health ministry officials have put pressure on meal delivery workers to download the government’s coronavirus tracing app, the NRC reported on Wednesday. The ministry has written to the delivery workers’ union NLVVM requesting that the organisation ask its members to ‘download the app, so that undesirable infections can be prevented’, the paper said. The writer of the email also stresses …

Coronavirus: Test and Trace director apologises to ‘anyone who cannot get a test’
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: Test and Trace director apologises to ‘anyone who cannot get a test’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last week, health secretary Matt Hancock dismissed protests that people are being forced to drive …

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