Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe NHS Covid app could be made less sensitive after July 19 to cut down on 'pings' that force people into isolation, a Cabinet minister has said. Labour have accused the Tories of "taking the batteries out of the smoke alarm" after it emerged the app could be "tuned" for the double-jabbed. And Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today suggested the changes could happen as early as July 19, when most rules - but not self-isolation for Covid contacts - are axed. He urged people not to ignore the NHS Covid app if they are "pinged" and advised to self-isolate. She went on: "We're working through what a vaccination populated app means - that's something we’re working on at the moment."

Source: Daily Mirror July 09, 2021 08:21 UTC