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It comes after criticism from businesses hit by large number sof staff being forced into isolation having been pinged by the app. last week more than six hundred and eighty nine thousand people 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 only be looking at the two days prior to that positive test. the government has previously that positive test. the government has previously said that positive test. the government has previously said it that positive test. the government has previously said it will - that positive test. the ....

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