NHS Covid-19 app to issue more self-isolate alerts
- Update Time : Saturday, October 31, 2020
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An update to England and Wales’ contact-tracing app is set to serve more self-isolation alerts.
Gaby Appleton – who recently took over NHS Covid-19 – said this was being done to help tackle the spread of the coronavirus.
The change coincides with a change to the app’s algorithm to make its contact-matches more reliable.
The Health Secretary previously voiced concern about people being told to stay at home because of false alerts, BBC reported.
As a result, the app had required a higher risk score to be calculated before triggering a self-isolate command.
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