Living in a busy city doesn’t increase the chance of getting Covid-19, but overcrowding does, a new study reveals. Researchers analysed cases in Tehran, Iran, one of the early epicentres of the pandemic, using data from AC-19, Iran’s national Covid ‘detection’ app. AC-19, which was withdrawn from Google’s app store last year over alleged concerns of government spying, … Read more
The NHS test and trace app has been using the wrong risk threshold since it was released in September, resulting in thousands not being warned of exposure. This threshold determines whether the app sends out an alert telling users they have been potentially exposed to the virus, but sources speaking to the Sunday Times claim … Read more
The NHS test and trace app has been using the wrong risk threshold since it was released in September, resulting in thousands not being told warned of exposure. This threshold lets the app know whether to alert someone that they’ve been potentially exposed to the virus, but sources speaking to the Sunday Times claim it … Read more
Scotland has leaped ahead of England in its coronavirus response again today as the ‘Protect Scotland’ contact-tracing app launched for members of the public. Nicola Sturgeon today urged residents north of the border to download the software as she beat Boris Johnson to the punch once again. England and Wales will now become the last … Read more
England and Wales will now become the last places in the UK to have a coronavirus contact tracing app after Scotland launched its own version today. Nicola Sturgeon urged residents north of the border to download the new tech, called Protect Scotland, to avoid more local lockdowns. The app alerts users if they have been in … Read more
Business Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said the NHS contact tracing app will go live by the end of the month – amid claims it would not be fully up and running until ‘September or October time’. Test and trace systems were launched in England and Scotland last week, but without the app due to delays. Mr … Read more
Apple and Google have today announced the launch of their coronavirus contact-tracing app software. The API — a software blueprint — will be used by a nation’s health authority to build their own apps and has so far been given to 22 countries who requested access to the technology. Apple and Google did not reveal … Read more
Countries who have adopted the Apple-Google Covid-19 tracing app ‘not compatible’ with the NHS’ own software Germany Italy Switzerland Austria Estonia Ireland – The United States of America is expected to use it – but no final decision has been made yet The NHS’ track-and-trace app considered vital to getting the UK out of coronavirus … Read more
The NHSX app will be launched for health workers on the Isle of Wight tomorrow The NHS contact-tracing app considered vital to getting the UK out of coronavirus lockdown will be available for medical staff on the Isle of Wight from tomorrow. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today that the first public tests would begin … Read more
The UK is once again bucking the trend in its quest to conquer the coronavirus as it opts not to use the framework created by Apple and Google for its NHS COVID-19 contact-tracing app. Instead, NHSX — the digital arm of the nation’s health organisation — is creating a centralised app that strays from the … Read more