COVID-19: Sajid Javid ‘looking at’ possible solutions to people being told to self-isolate by app, says Rishi Sunak – By Sophie Morris (SKY News) / July 8 2021
The PM has declined to say how many people will have to isolate following the final relaxation of COVID restrictions in England.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid is considering an “appropriate, balanced and proportionate” approach for self-isolation when people are ‘pinged’ by the NHS app, Rishi Sunak has said.
The chancellor told Sky News he has spoken to Mr Javid about “the frustration” that people have with the test and trace system, following reports that numerous people are deleting the application ahead of the government’s planned 19 July lockdown easing date through fear of being contacted.
It comes as on Wednesday, for the first time since January, more than 32,000 coronavirus cases were recorded in the daily figures.
