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It ever more difficult for us just to keep that supply. some exemptions have been granted today, but with very little clarity about the criteria for applications, most companies will have to work out how to keep the show on the road themselves. colletta smith, bbc news. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. as we know, different rules apply across the uk. if people are pinged, they have to obey different sets of rules, and today the government in london trying to sort out confusion over the systems, so what can we say? over the systems, so what can we sa ? ,., ,. , , over the systems, so what ...

The biggest concern right now is this — the nhs covid—19 app, the one that we have all been encouraged to download. there's one for england and wales. separate ones are used in scotland and northern ireland. but the premise is the same. if you have the app and spend enough time close to another person with it you will receive a "ping" alert if they later test positive for covid and share the information with the app. if you are "pinged" you're advised, but not legally obliged, to self—isolate for ten days. nearly half a million alerts were sent in england in the week to 7july, with anoth...

Staffing pressures exist, but argues self—isolation remains a necessary measure. for that to be effective, though, people need to keep self—isolating. as my colleaguejonathan blake notes in his analysis on the bbc news website... and that risk becomes greater now england has lifted almost all covid restrictions. and as summer holidays arrive, that will mean an increase in covid cases — and an increase in the number of people being pinged. they will then have a decision to make. stephen reicher is professor of psychology at the? university of st andrews, ? he participates in a subcommitte...

Certainly unwise to have close contact with people who are at risk if they get infected, someone who has had cancer treatment or an elderly relative who has an vaccinated. that is the information we need. 50 vaccinated. that is the information we need. ., ., , vaccinated. that is the information weneed. ., ., , , vaccinated. that is the information we need. ., ., , we need. so in other words it is all a bit more — we need. so in other words it is all a bit more nuanced _ we need. so in other words it is all a bit more nuanced because - we need. so in other words it is all a bit more nuanced ...

Minister, those instructions need to be much more sophisticated and nuanced and nuanced and they need to reassure you what difference it makes your particular status. does it make a difference you double vaccinated? it seems it should do. what if you have recently had a negative test? it does reduce risk, does not eliminate it. if i need to does not eliminate it. if i need to do something really important, i need to know how i manage that risk and can whether i have two not to do things, for example if i was visiting and unvaccinated elderly relative, or if i have something important to do and...