Coronavirus contact tracing app will start Isle of Wight trials this week

Trials of the contact-tracing app the NHS will use to help Britain come out of coronavirus lockdown will begin on the Isle of Wight this week. The app, which will monitor whether someone has been close to a person diagnosed with COVID-19, is a vital part of the Government’s ‘test, track and trace’ approach. It … Read more

Passengers slam airlines for lack of social distancing after they were crammed in ‘like sardines’

Air passengers slam airlines for lack of social distancing after they were crammed in ‘like sardines’ on rescue flight to UK from Turkey and BA service from Barcelona to Heathrow Many aircrafts have been packed with passengers despite the coronavirus crisis  Air passengers have criticised the lack of social distancing on certain flights  Staff on board … Read more

Grant Shapps says foreign arrivals could FINALLY be quarantined over coronavirus risk

Foreign arrivals to UK could FINALLY be quarantined and forced to install NHS contact tracing app to lower the risk of bringing in a new wave of coronavirus, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps reveals The UK has been very much an outlier by not insisting arrivals are checked   Airport arrivals are advised to self-isolate but there … Read more

Coronavirus contact tracing app will go into testing on Isle of Wight this week

Coronavirus contact tracing app will go into testing on Isle of Wight this week ahead of UK rollout this month NHSX app will be tested on the Isle of Wight this week, Grant Shapps revealed  Smartphone app will be ‘completely confidential’ with data seen by NHS staff  It will need to be downloaded by more … Read more