A new study published in the Nature journal has revealed the NHS contact tracing was quite helpful in reducing the number of COVID-19 cases. It said that 1.7 million exposure notifications were sent.
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The England and Wales NHS COVID-19 app has had an update blocked by Google and Apple. The tech firms said that the update would go against privacy rules which the government initially agreed to.
Google investigating issues with COVID-19 tracking apps that use Exposure Notifications API [Update]
COVID-19 exposure tracking apps like the one for NHS are currently facing issues that cause constant "loading" notifications and slowdowns. Google has acknowledged the problem and is looking into it.
The contact tracing app in the UK, Jersey and Gibraltar can now communicate with each other making them more effective when a person with the app crosses over into another territory.
The NHS COVID-19 app has been updated. It removes possible exposure and near-miss notifications, improves the distance measurements and lowers the threshold for isolation notifications.
