government tracing app u-turn, How the NHS was forced to do a U-turn on its contact tracing app
The Government spent weeks quietly testing two different types of contact tracing app before announcing its U-turn Reported By Source
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The government is preparing to make yet another high-profile U-turn, this time scrapping its plans for the NHS contact-tracing app and transitioning to a method backed by Apple and Google.
Meanwhile, the number of people asked to isolate by coronavirus test-and-trace workers has risen by half in the latest figures, with 40,690 advised to stay home in the scheme’s second week, up from 26,985 in the previous period. The number of infected people contacting the scheme in the first place has fallen.
The Bank of England has kept interest rates at 0.1 per cent and pumped an extra £100bn into the economy in a bid to help the UK out of what is expected to be its deepest recession in more than 300 years.
KEY POINTS
UK death toll rises to 42,288
Government to U-turn on tracing app
Bank of England announces £100bn stimulus to ease recession
Initial test-and-trace contacts fall, but instructions to isolate go up
Russia and China looking to exploit Covid crisis, Raab claims
No need for second lockdown, Trump claims
Third new case in New Zealand despite 'Covid-free' declaration
Vaccine priority for key workers and over 50s
5 minutes ago
UN official urges firms and governments to do more to integrate refugees post-pandemic
Governments and businesses must do more to integrate refugees into the economy and stop them falling through the cracks during the coronavirus pandemic, a top United Nations official has said.
The global refugee population has risen to nearly 30 million people - almost twice the number a decade ago, according to new figures released by U.N. refugee agency the UNHCR.
And as numbers grow refugees have also been first to feel the economic impact of the pandemic because they often work in the informal economy.
"When the lockdown occurred, we saw very, very quickly that refugees ... lost their jobs," the UNHCR's Gillian Triggs told an online discussion hosted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on challenges facing refugees in the Covid-19 era.
Vincent Wood
18 June 2020 21:42
27 minutes ago
California orders residents to wear facemasks 'in most settings'
The state of California has ordered residents to wear masks in "most settings outside the home," saying the new rule was necessary because too many were neglecting to cover their faces during the pandemic.
The mandate is one of the broadest of any US state, requiring Californians to wear masks outdoors and "in any indoor space," with exceptions made for diners while they are eating or drinking and people engaging in outdoor recreation, as long as they maintain 6 feet of physical distance.
"Science shows that face coverings and masks work," Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement. "They are critical to keeping those who are around you safe, keeping businesses open and restarting our economy."
Vincent Wood
18 June 2020 21:20
53 minutes ago
Thousands of rough sleepers living in hotels during lockdown may not be able to access any support once they are made homeless again due to their immigration status, leaving them with no option but to return to the streets, charities have warned.
Almost 15,000 rough sleepers have been housed in hotels or emergency accommodation since the lockdown began under the “Everyone In” scheme, whereby local authorities in the UK were required to house rough sleepers with a £3.2m pot of funding from central government.
Read more from social affairs correspondent May Bulman below:
Up to half of rough sleepers in hotels may not have access to support when they leave, charities warn
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 20:49
1 hour ago
Government must get its 'knee off the neck' of BAME community
Boris Johnson's government must get its "knee off the neck" of the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community, the Commons has heard.
Labour former minister Dawn Butler recalled the final words of George Floyd, saying his "I can't breathe" plea could be applied to the disproportionate number of BAME people dying with coronavirus in the UK.
She said the government must stop with the "games" and "platitudes" and instead provide support to the BAME community.
Conservative former minister Nusrat Ghani later questioned if the BAME community "could take a second wave" of Covid-19 and accused NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) of "negligence" towards health workers.
Their remarks came during a backbench debate focused on the impact of Covid-19 on BAME communities, with a recent PHE report finding racism and social inequality have contributed to the increased risk they face of contracting and dying from the virus.
PA
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 20:29
1 hour ago
Ministers have a lot to think about as the country prepares to exit lockdown, but fears remain that the most at risk groups will only fall back into abandonment, social affairs correspondent May Bulman writes.
Read the full article below:
As lockdown ends, fears remain that the most vulnerable will be left behind
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 20:14
1 hour ago
A planned Friends reunion is set to film in August barring a second wave in the coronavirus pandemic, according to series co-creator Marta Kauffman.
The programme, announced in February, was originally supposed to be available for the launch of HBO Max, but industry-wide shutdowns due to the pandemic have delayed its release.
Now that states are beginning to reopen, Kauffman told The Wrap there’s hope the special could happen in the summer.
Clémence Michallon has more details below:
Friends reunion special to shoot in August barring second coronavirus wave
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 19:57
2 hours ago
App U-turn is 'example of over-promising and under-delivering'
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, has said the switch made over the contact tracing app is an "example of the dangers of over-promising and under-delivering".
He said: "It is disappointing to hear about the problems encountered with the contact tracing app.
"Of course developing this app is a huge technological challenge, and it makes sense to change course when the evidence shows that is the best approach.
"But this is a setback in delivering a world-beating test and trace system, in which an effective app would play a valuable role.
"We have to hope the new approach will make quick progress.
"This episode presents yet another example of the dangers of over-promising and under-delivering."
PA
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 19:40
2 hours ago
NHS leaders have criticised plans for the health watchdog to resume checks on services that are still reeling from the coronavirus crisis, Mike Waites reports.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has confirmed its plans to restart inspections of hospitals, care homes and GP surgeries in the autumn.
In an interview with The Independent, the CQC’s chief inspector of hospitals raised particular concerns about the situation in A&E departments.
Read more on this below:
NHS needs inspections restarted after coronavirus 'like hole in the head', say health leaders
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 19:25
2 hours ago
Chicken processing plant staff self-isolate after Covid-19 outbreak
Staff at a chicken processing plant in North Wales have been asked to self-isolate for two weeks after 58 cases of coronavirus were confirmed.
Production was halted at the 2 Sisters factory in Llangefni, Anglesey, today after the Covid-19 outbreak was declared.
In Wrexham, North Wales, 38 staff at the Rowan Foods factory tested positive for the virus, but bosses said the cases reflected an increase in the locality rather than a spread within the site.
Public Health Wales said testing of all staff from the 2 Sisters site was being arranged and tests would take place at an existing site in Bangor and a facility which had been set up in Llangefni. A third testing site is also being set up in Holyhead.
The 2 Sisters Food Group today announced it was "doing the right thing" and would cease work on site for 14 days with immediate effect.
The company said the first reported positive case at the plant was on 28 May and a full "safe ways of working" action plan had been in place since early March.
Production at the factory, where 560 people are employed, will be transferred to other company locations until 2 July.
2 Sisters Food Group is one of the largest food producers in the UK, with brands including Fox's Biscuits and Holland's Pies, and customers such as supermarkets, KFC and Marks & Spencer.
The Llangefni site does not supply retail or branded food service customers, said the company.
PA
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 19:17
2 hours ago
A primary school in Surrey has been forced to close for two weeks after a member of the external catering team contracted coronavirus.
Parents of children at Epsom Primary School were informed of the decision to shut down completely following the discovery one of the caterers had tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.
My colleague Adam Forrest has more details:
Primary school closes for two weeks after caterer contracts coronavirus
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:58
3 hours ago
Happiness among Americans has fallen to the lowest level in nearly five decades during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll, Anthony Cuthbertson writes.
The Covid Response Tracking Study, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), found that morale was at the lowest point it has ever been since tracking emotional health trends began in 1972.
Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in nearly 50 years, poll reveals
For the first time since records began, more people said they were unhappy than very happy
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:59
3 hours ago
How will local authorities be able to implement local lockdowns?
Mr Hancock insists the system is already up and running.
He said councils have powers through the Coronavirus Act, adding: "We have a process so that if, on the ground, they need powers that I have, they can put that request up and we can look at that.
"Similarly, if we spot a problem we can go down to the council and ask what they are doing about it.
"That process is in place and it's up and running and working."
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:08
3 hours ago
We've got Father's Day coming up - when will people be able to visit their family and stay overnight?
Mr Hancock says it's an important consideration and it's one of the social distancing measures being looked at.
He says he wants people to have a holiday if at all possible this summer.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:14
3 hours ago
Why can't schools in England reduce the two-metre rule to one metre like Northern Ireland has announced today?
The health secretary says there is a review ongoing into the two-metre rule.
He says it must be safe to change the rule and the Department for Education is working "very hard" to get all pupils back to school in September.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:14
3 hours ago
What measures can the government take to ensure people with disabilities are no longer forgotten during this pandemic?
Mr Hancock says 80% of schools were kept open for those with special needs.
He says more support has been given from central government and that it is vital local authority support is also given as services recover across the board.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:14
3 hours ago
There have been problems with the app for a while, has it taken us too long to realise this is not something we can do ourselves? And is that because we were too fixated on being world beating?
"No, quite the contrary," says Mr Hancock.
He adds: "We took the decision in May to start building the Google/Apple version as well and because we built both we could then test both and actually the best way to get new technology going is to test different approaches.
"Far better to go with both versions, and we've now got problems with both versions, but there are parts of each that can come together to build something than is stronger than either version."
Baroness Harding says if they "hadn't backed both horses" there wouldn't be a way forward.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:15
3 hours ago
If we can't get the app until autumn or winter, how can we get back to normal life, such as people getting on commuter trains, before then?
Mr Hancock says "we'll get the app up and running as soon as possible" but that he would not suggest people to download the app until he is confident it is the right thing to do.
"I'd far rather get it right", he says.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:15
4 hours ago
If we're going to get back to normal people aren't going to know who they're standing next to at a bus stop or on a train so how will a contact tracing app work?
Mr Hancock says: "One of the things we've learned from the Isle of Wight is the importance of the human in the contact tracing and that the app is an important addition but the core is the human contact tracing element of it.
"We still want the app to work, that's why we backed both horses."
Baroness Harding says it is a "global challenge" and that none of the apps out there are working effectively enough yet.
She reiterates the importance of good hand hygiene, being aware of social distancing and wearing a face mask on public transport.
"Technology on its own isn't going to solve this," she says.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:15
4 hours ago
The health secretary is asked what will happen to the vulnerable people still shielding and how long they might be asked to stay at home.
Mr Hancock says the government will be bringing forward the next steps "very, very soon" but that he doesn't want to go into any more detail.
He adds: "There will be a formal government publication and we will write to every single member of that group so they know what it means for them.
"In the meantime the advice remains to keep shielding."
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 17:38
4 hours ago
Our political editor Andrew Woodcock has more on that announcement from the health secretary that over-50s and people with illnesses such as heart and kidney disease will be prioritised for a coronavirus vaccine once one is ready.
Coronavirus vaccine priority for key workers and over 50s
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 17:36
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How the NHS was forced to do a U-turn on its contact tracing app, The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution.
The government is preparing to make yet another high-profile U-turn, this time scrapping its plans for the NHS contact-tracing app and transitioning to a method backed by Apple and Google.
Meanwhile, the number of people asked to isolate by coronavirus test-and-trace workers has risen by half in the latest figures, with 40,690 advised to stay home in the scheme’s second week, up from 26,985 in the previous period. The number of infected people contacting the scheme in the first place has fallen.
The Bank of England has kept interest rates at 0.1 per cent and pumped an extra £100bn into the economy in a bid to help the UK out of what is expected to be its deepest recession in more than 300 years.
KEY POINTS
UK death toll rises to 42,288
Government to U-turn on tracing app
Bank of England announces £100bn stimulus to ease recession
Initial test-and-trace contacts fall, but instructions to isolate go up
Russia and China looking to exploit Covid crisis, Raab claims
No need for second lockdown, Trump claims
Third new case in New Zealand despite 'Covid-free' declaration
Vaccine priority for key workers and over 50s
5 minutes ago
UN official urges firms and governments to do more to integrate refugees post-pandemic
Governments and businesses must do more to integrate refugees into the economy and stop them falling through the cracks during the coronavirus pandemic, a top United Nations official has said.
The global refugee population has risen to nearly 30 million people - almost twice the number a decade ago, according to new figures released by U.N. refugee agency the UNHCR.
And as numbers grow refugees have also been first to feel the economic impact of the pandemic because they often work in the informal economy.
"When the lockdown occurred, we saw very, very quickly that refugees ... lost their jobs," the UNHCR's Gillian Triggs told an online discussion hosted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on challenges facing refugees in the Covid-19 era.
Vincent Wood
18 June 2020 21:42
27 minutes ago
California orders residents to wear facemasks 'in most settings'
The state of California has ordered residents to wear masks in "most settings outside the home," saying the new rule was necessary because too many were neglecting to cover their faces during the pandemic.
The mandate is one of the broadest of any US state, requiring Californians to wear masks outdoors and "in any indoor space," with exceptions made for diners while they are eating or drinking and people engaging in outdoor recreation, as long as they maintain 6 feet of physical distance.
"Science shows that face coverings and masks work," Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement. "They are critical to keeping those who are around you safe, keeping businesses open and restarting our economy."
Vincent Wood
18 June 2020 21:20
53 minutes ago
Thousands of rough sleepers living in hotels during lockdown may not be able to access any support once they are made homeless again due to their immigration status, leaving them with no option but to return to the streets, charities have warned.
Almost 15,000 rough sleepers have been housed in hotels or emergency accommodation since the lockdown began under the “Everyone In” scheme, whereby local authorities in the UK were required to house rough sleepers with a £3.2m pot of funding from central government.
Read more from social affairs correspondent May Bulman below:
Up to half of rough sleepers in hotels may not have access to support when they leave, charities warn
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 20:49
1 hour ago
Government must get its 'knee off the neck' of BAME community
Boris Johnson's government must get its "knee off the neck" of the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community, the Commons has heard.
Labour former minister Dawn Butler recalled the final words of George Floyd, saying his "I can't breathe" plea could be applied to the disproportionate number of BAME people dying with coronavirus in the UK.
She said the government must stop with the "games" and "platitudes" and instead provide support to the BAME community.
Conservative former minister Nusrat Ghani later questioned if the BAME community "could take a second wave" of Covid-19 and accused NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) of "negligence" towards health workers.
Their remarks came during a backbench debate focused on the impact of Covid-19 on BAME communities, with a recent PHE report finding racism and social inequality have contributed to the increased risk they face of contracting and dying from the virus.
PA
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 20:29
1 hour ago
Ministers have a lot to think about as the country prepares to exit lockdown, but fears remain that the most at risk groups will only fall back into abandonment, social affairs correspondent May Bulman writes.
Read the full article below:
As lockdown ends, fears remain that the most vulnerable will be left behind
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 20:14
1 hour ago
A planned Friends reunion is set to film in August barring a second wave in the coronavirus pandemic, according to series co-creator Marta Kauffman.
The programme, announced in February, was originally supposed to be available for the launch of HBO Max, but industry-wide shutdowns due to the pandemic have delayed its release.
Now that states are beginning to reopen, Kauffman told The Wrap there’s hope the special could happen in the summer.
Clémence Michallon has more details below:
Friends reunion special to shoot in August barring second coronavirus wave
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 19:57
2 hours ago
App U-turn is 'example of over-promising and under-delivering'
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, has said the switch made over the contact tracing app is an "example of the dangers of over-promising and under-delivering".
He said: "It is disappointing to hear about the problems encountered with the contact tracing app.
"Of course developing this app is a huge technological challenge, and it makes sense to change course when the evidence shows that is the best approach.
"But this is a setback in delivering a world-beating test and trace system, in which an effective app would play a valuable role.
"We have to hope the new approach will make quick progress.
"This episode presents yet another example of the dangers of over-promising and under-delivering."
PA
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 19:40
2 hours ago
NHS leaders have criticised plans for the health watchdog to resume checks on services that are still reeling from the coronavirus crisis, Mike Waites reports.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has confirmed its plans to restart inspections of hospitals, care homes and GP surgeries in the autumn.
In an interview with The Independent, the CQC’s chief inspector of hospitals raised particular concerns about the situation in A&E departments.
Read more on this below:
NHS needs inspections restarted after coronavirus 'like hole in the head', say health leaders
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 19:25
2 hours ago
Chicken processing plant staff self-isolate after Covid-19 outbreak
Staff at a chicken processing plant in North Wales have been asked to self-isolate for two weeks after 58 cases of coronavirus were confirmed.
Production was halted at the 2 Sisters factory in Llangefni, Anglesey, today after the Covid-19 outbreak was declared.
In Wrexham, North Wales, 38 staff at the Rowan Foods factory tested positive for the virus, but bosses said the cases reflected an increase in the locality rather than a spread within the site.
Public Health Wales said testing of all staff from the 2 Sisters site was being arranged and tests would take place at an existing site in Bangor and a facility which had been set up in Llangefni. A third testing site is also being set up in Holyhead.
The 2 Sisters Food Group today announced it was "doing the right thing" and would cease work on site for 14 days with immediate effect.
The company said the first reported positive case at the plant was on 28 May and a full "safe ways of working" action plan had been in place since early March.
Production at the factory, where 560 people are employed, will be transferred to other company locations until 2 July.
2 Sisters Food Group is one of the largest food producers in the UK, with brands including Fox's Biscuits and Holland's Pies, and customers such as supermarkets, KFC and Marks & Spencer.
The Llangefni site does not supply retail or branded food service customers, said the company.
PA
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 19:17
2 hours ago
A primary school in Surrey has been forced to close for two weeks after a member of the external catering team contracted coronavirus.
Parents of children at Epsom Primary School were informed of the decision to shut down completely following the discovery one of the caterers had tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.
My colleague Adam Forrest has more details:
Primary school closes for two weeks after caterer contracts coronavirus
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:58
3 hours ago
Happiness among Americans has fallen to the lowest level in nearly five decades during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll, Anthony Cuthbertson writes.
The Covid Response Tracking Study, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), found that morale was at the lowest point it has ever been since tracking emotional health trends began in 1972.
Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in nearly 50 years, poll reveals
For the first time since records began, more people said they were unhappy than very happy
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:59
3 hours ago
How will local authorities be able to implement local lockdowns?
Mr Hancock insists the system is already up and running.
He said councils have powers through the Coronavirus Act, adding: "We have a process so that if, on the ground, they need powers that I have, they can put that request up and we can look at that.
"Similarly, if we spot a problem we can go down to the council and ask what they are doing about it.
"That process is in place and it's up and running and working."
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:08
3 hours ago
We've got Father's Day coming up - when will people be able to visit their family and stay overnight?
Mr Hancock says it's an important consideration and it's one of the social distancing measures being looked at.
He says he wants people to have a holiday if at all possible this summer.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:14
3 hours ago
Why can't schools in England reduce the two-metre rule to one metre like Northern Ireland has announced today?
The health secretary says there is a review ongoing into the two-metre rule.
He says it must be safe to change the rule and the Department for Education is working "very hard" to get all pupils back to school in September.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:14
3 hours ago
What measures can the government take to ensure people with disabilities are no longer forgotten during this pandemic?
Mr Hancock says 80% of schools were kept open for those with special needs.
He says more support has been given from central government and that it is vital local authority support is also given as services recover across the board.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:14
3 hours ago
There have been problems with the app for a while, has it taken us too long to realise this is not something we can do ourselves? And is that because we were too fixated on being world beating?
"No, quite the contrary," says Mr Hancock.
He adds: "We took the decision in May to start building the Google/Apple version as well and because we built both we could then test both and actually the best way to get new technology going is to test different approaches.
"Far better to go with both versions, and we've now got problems with both versions, but there are parts of each that can come together to build something than is stronger than either version."
Baroness Harding says if they "hadn't backed both horses" there wouldn't be a way forward.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:15
3 hours ago
If we can't get the app until autumn or winter, how can we get back to normal life, such as people getting on commuter trains, before then?
Mr Hancock says "we'll get the app up and running as soon as possible" but that he would not suggest people to download the app until he is confident it is the right thing to do.
"I'd far rather get it right", he says.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:15
4 hours ago
If we're going to get back to normal people aren't going to know who they're standing next to at a bus stop or on a train so how will a contact tracing app work?
Mr Hancock says: "One of the things we've learned from the Isle of Wight is the importance of the human in the contact tracing and that the app is an important addition but the core is the human contact tracing element of it.
"We still want the app to work, that's why we backed both horses."
Baroness Harding says it is a "global challenge" and that none of the apps out there are working effectively enough yet.
She reiterates the importance of good hand hygiene, being aware of social distancing and wearing a face mask on public transport.
"Technology on its own isn't going to solve this," she says.
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 18:15
4 hours ago
The health secretary is asked what will happen to the vulnerable people still shielding and how long they might be asked to stay at home.
Mr Hancock says the government will be bringing forward the next steps "very, very soon" but that he doesn't want to go into any more detail.
He adds: "There will be a formal government publication and we will write to every single member of that group so they know what it means for them.
"In the meantime the advice remains to keep shielding."
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 17:38
4 hours ago
Our political editor Andrew Woodcock has more on that announcement from the health secretary that over-50s and people with illnesses such as heart and kidney disease will be prioritised for a coronavirus vaccine once one is ready.
Coronavirus vaccine priority for key workers and over 50s
Chiara.Giordano
18 June 2020 17:36
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Madeleine McCann's parents 'sent letter confirming she is dead'
The prosecutor leading the investigation into the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has written to her parents to confirm she is dead. Hans Christian Wolters confirmed he sent the letter to Kate and Gerry McCann but said he was unable to explain why his officers had come to that
The Independent
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