United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 413
Contact Tracing: Software
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11 May 2021
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17 May 2021 · Answer
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17 May 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that incorrect covid-19 alerts are not sent out from the NHS Test and Trace app.
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11 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that incorrect covid-19 alerts are not sent out from the NHS Test and Trace app.
Source: Commons
17 May 2021
Answer
NHS COVID-19 app users will only be advised to self-isolate if their phone has been in ‘close contact’ with the phone of someone else who has later tested positive for COVID-19.The app uses Bluetooth Low Energy to understand the distance, over time, betwe...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-11/413
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1313402
- uk · wq-1313402 · source updated 17 May 2021