BBCNEWS Outside Source June 4, 2024 19:16:00
Having been "pinged" by the app. last week more than 689,000 people in england and wales were sent alerts on their phones advising them to self—isolate — a record number. our health correspdent naomi grimely explains the change the government intends will ease the so—called "pingdemic". it relates to a particular subgroup, this is the close contacts of people who have tested positive, but crucially who are asymptomatic. previously the app has been looking for their contacts five days prior to them taking a test, the test that turned out to be positive. this time from now on it's going to...