Coronavirus Contact Tracing App

Questions were asked about the Isle of Wight Contact App trial in the House of Lords last night, giving us an insight into some of what they have learnt

The Rt Rev Christopher Foster was speaking in a virtual session of the House of Lords and directed his question at the minister from the Department of Health and Social Care.

Islanders are urged to take part in the survey once they receive a letter from the Government, but some tell News OnTheWight they have experienced problems getting onto the survey site

Isle of Wight MP and council leader, Bob and Dave, have written to the Government outlining their experiences of being part of the rollout of the Contact Tracing App

A text message encouraging App users to click on a link to a scam Website has been circulating. With the Isle of Wight actively trialling the App, we need to help keep each other alert to this

The Ethics Advisory Board report their findings in relation to the rollout of the Contact Tracing App on the Isle of Wight. Details within

Although there have been 55,000 downloads of the App, some Islanders have found it won't work on theirs. NHS England’s chief data officer explains why and what they are planning to do about it

If you report Coronavirus symptoms through the Contact Tracing App, here's what happens

NHS England’s chief data officer, Dr Geraint Lewis, says he is overwhelmed by the number of downloads of the Contact Tracing App. Details within

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, says the Island rollout of the Contact Tracing App will be a blueprint for a national launch

Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights have today said that because the NHS Contact Tracing App involves ‘unprecedented data gathering’, there must be robust legal protection for individuals around how the data that is gathered. Full details within