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On the 19th ofjuly, might well lead to a review of the way the app itself needs to function. but labour says the sensitivity of the app shouldn't be weakened. this feels like taking the batteries out of the smoke detector, and that is never a good idea. that is an important protection. i'm equally worried by the stories of people deleting the app altogether. as covid cases have risen, so have the number of app alerts. 360,000 people received one in the last week ofjune. this climbing centre in surrey had to close after nearly all its staff were pinged. i don't even know what's going to happen ...

Health bosses have been pressing ministers to act amid fears of staff shortages. joining us now to discuss this is gp, doctor sarahjarvis, who joins us from buckinghamshire. good morning to you. you won't be surprised to hear the frustrations among nhs providers which is pushing on nhs staff who are, let's face it, tired, concerned about each other, mentally exhausted and the fear of being pinged, as we now refer to it, and having to take time off or isolate and leave their colleagues with more pressure, it is overwhelming, isn't it? yes, it absolutely _ overwhelming, isn't it? yes, it absolut...

Of the app shouldn't be weakened. this feels like taking the batteries out of the smoke detector, and that is never a good idea. that is an important protection. i am equally worried by the stories of people deleting the app altogether. as covid cases have risen, so have the number of app alerts. 360,000 people received one in the last week ofjune. this climbing centre in surrey had to close after nearly all its staff were pinged. i don't even know what's going to happen for the future, but obviously there is an immediate impact on the basis that we're losing income, again. and it's going to h...

Covid, and test and trace will be less effective. we will continue with a balanced and reasonable approach. i have given the reasons that this country has rolled out the fastest vaccination programme anywhere in europe, the vaccines provide more than 90% protection against hospitalisation, both of them, mr speaker, by the 19th ofjuly we will have vaccinated every adult will have been offered one vaccination. everybody over 40, mr speaker, will have been offered to vaccinations. that is an extraordinary achievement. that is allowing us to go ahead. keir starmer said a high infection rate could ...

Of course the app needs to change in line. things like the relaxing of the one metre plus rule, for example, on the 19th ofjuly, might well lead to a review of the way the app itself needs to function. but labour says the sensitivity of the app shouldn't be weakened. this feels like taking the batteries out of the smoke detector, and that is never a good idea. that is an important protection. i am equally worried by the stories of people deleting the app altogether. as covid cases have risen, so have the number of app alerts. 360,000 people received one in the last week ofjune. this climbing c...