The new version of the government’s contact tracing app will give users a ‘risk score’ based on how many people they interact with and where they live.
The news comes as the Department of Health and Social Care launches a trial for the latest model of the contact tracing app, two months after the initial version was scrapped.
According to the DHSC, the new app will tell users whether their risk of contracting coronavirus is unknown, low or high based on how many people they are in significant contact with. They will also be told what the coronavirus risk level is in their local authority area and will be alerted if it changes.
Government guidance said the risk levels and alerts will be based on a local authority watchlist – which highlights areas that are of particular concern across the country, based on the number of coronavirus cases.
People will also be able to check into venues – such as restaurants, pubs and leisure centres – using the app by scanning a QR code. If there is then an outbreak in a venue those who have checked in via the app will be alerted and told to isolate.
The new NHS Test and Trace app trial was launched today for residents on the Isle of Wight and will expand to the London borough of Newham next week.
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Source: HSJ, 13 August 2020
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