Contact tracing app set to launch 24 September; stricter rules across UK come as a study finds Covid causing social divides
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12.17pm BST
The whole of the Merseyside region has been included on Public Health England’s watch list of areas with rising coronavirus cases.
The move means that Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens are at risk of stricter measures because of surging infections rates.
Over the past week we have seen a rapid increase in Coronavirus cases across the Liverpool City Region. We are not yet at the stage of having extra restrictions imposed on us – as other areas have – but, if we continue on our current trajectory, it will become a case of when, not if this happens.
There is still time for us to stop that happening – but doing so depends on us and what we choose to do. I am working hard with our local councils and other partners to do everything in our power to keep the spread of the virus under control, but we cannot do that without your help.
12.10pm BST
The launch of the government’s flagship Covid-19 app on 24 September comes after a lengthy delay.
In June, it was forced to abandon a centralised coronavirus contact-tracing app that experts had repeatedly warned would not work.
Continue reading…Contact tracing app set to launch 24 September; stricter rules across UK come as a study finds Covid causing social dividesNHS Covid app to launch in England and Wales this monthBoris Johnson facing rebellions on Covid rules and BrexitCovid lockdown rules more divisive than Brexit, survey finds‘Rule of six’: what are the new rules in England, Scotland and Wales?Global coronavirus updates – live 12.17pm BSTThe whole of the Merseyside region has been included on Public Health England’s watch list of areas with rising coronavirus cases. The move means that Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens are at risk of stricter measures because of surging infections rates. Over the past week we have seen a rapid increase in Coronavirus cases across the Liverpool City Region. We are not yet at the stage of having extra restrictions imposed on us – as other areas have – but, if we continue on our current trajectory, it will become a case of when, not if this happens. There is still time for us to stop that happening – but doing so depends on us and what we choose to do. I am working hard with our local councils and other partners to do everything in our power to keep the spread of the virus under control, but we cannot do that without your help. 12.10pm BSTThe launch of the government’s flagship Covid-19 app on 24 September comes after a lengthy delay. In June, it was forced to abandon a centralised coronavirus contact-tracing app that experts had repeatedly warned would not work. Continue reading…