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Good morning. Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, has been giving interviews this morning and he has hinted that the government may alter the way the test and trace app operates in response to concerns that millions of people face being “pinged” and told to self-isolate this summer because they have been near someone testing positive. Sunak told Sky News:
I’ve spoken to the health secretary about this and he’s aware of the frustration that people have around this.
We have two different systems for the test and trace: we have obviously the NHS one, and we also have the app. I know most people’s concerns rest with how the app is working and the health secretary is aware of that.
Department of Health are looking at the sensitivity of the Covid app, I understand.
The Chancellor told Sky News the health secretary is working on a “proportionate approach” given concerns about people deleting the app… more here: https://t.co/tDTa5I3hRp
