NHS Covid-19 App To Be Made Less Sensitive

Fewer people will be told to self-isolate

Setting on Britain's NHS Covid app will change, so that fewer people are told to self-isolate.

MPs have been told amendments are needed to the software, due to the number of people now vaccinated against the virus.

A number of businesses have expressed concerns over staff shortages, with more than 300,000 people told to stay at home, in a week.

The NHS has also been effected, Dr Steph Colbourn,a GP in south London, says it's making things more difficult:

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— The Guardian (@guardian) July 9, 2021