The NHS contact tracing app is set to be trialled in the Isle of Wight this week before being rolled out more widely later this month, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has revealed.
The contact tracing app is designed to let people know if they have been in close contact with someone who later tests positive for Covid-19.
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The Transport Secretary said the app is a “fantastic way” to ensure the country can “keep a lid” on coronavirus and prevent a second wave.
“The idea is that we will encourage as many people to take this up as possible,” he said. “This is going to be a huge national effort and we need for this to work 50-60 per cent of people to be using this app.
“Not everybody has a smartphone, and I appreciate that for various reasons not everybody will download it but it will be the best possible way to help the NHS.”
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