Stephen Castle, The New York Times
Published: 23 Jul 2021 08:33 AM BdST
Updated: 23 Jul 2021 08:33 AM BdST Festivalgoers enjoy the weather and stalls at Latitude Festival at Henham Park, Britain, July 22, 2021. REUTERS
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In a week when Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised England a return to normality after the end of months of lockdown rules, a coronavirus-weary nation has instead been battered by a new crisis.
This one is being called the “pingdemic.”
With virus case numbers surging again, hundreds of thousands of people have been notified or pinged by a government-sponsored phone app asking them to self-isolate for 10 days because they were in contact with someone who had tested positive.
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