Will you sign up for the NHS contact tracing app?

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I can't see any reason why I wouldn't. Has anyone got any concerns about it?

I will

I’d like to know is behind it/owns it first.

Yes I will

Definitely.

How does it work if you're and NHS worker or do I ignore all the patients with Covid who have the app.If I turn it off at work I would also miss any staff that become infected.
If they could develope faster testing that wouldn't be a problem but one staff member could close a department for a few days while we arrange testing and await results.

No. For numerous reasons, some of which are explained in this article: www.businessinsider.com/cybersecurity-experts-uk-government-contact-tracing-surveillance-2020-4?r=US&IR=T.

Probably not. I'll take the same approach to it as I do for my personal need for PPE or testing.

Mainly because in my normal life I don't have close contact with anyone other than DH for more than 5 minutes.

So I would be wasting analysis time.

My initial reaction is yes, why not.

But then what difference would it make? If I get an alert that I’ve been in contact with someone it’s too late to do anything about it. It would just raise anxiety. Maybe you’re better off just acting like everyone you meet out the house could well have it and keep your distance?

No

JacobReesMogadishu the difference is you then know to self-isolate and therefore do not spread to any more people. Thus keeping R as low as possible.

I must admit that I don't really understand how it's all going to work, but I presumed it would be along the lines of. If you ve been in contact with someone with Covid then you isolate, therefore keeping the R low, you might even be eligible for a test.

Nope.

I am awaiting covid19 test result if that is negative then yes I will.

Not a fucking chance

Yes

No. I have only been in contact with dh and ds and ds hasnt been anywhere either. So no point

Yep

Yes

Ok, if it improves self isolating I’m all for it. Hopefully if I have to go back to work soon it will keep beeping at me and I can keep telling my boss I have to go back into self isolation.

I was speaking to a colleague in China in early March who was talking to me about the contact tracing apps used over there and I thought it was the kind of wild thing that could only happen under an authoritarian government.

Two months later I’m like “yeah sure thing why not?”

I will, but as soon as the need to over I will delete it and if necessary buy a new phone if I feel it cannot be fully deleted

No. I have only been in contact with dh and ds and ds hasnt been anywhere either. So no point

So will you be staying in lockdown until there's a vaccine rolled out?

No

Absolutely not.

(Wouldn't a poll be more useful than counting yess and nos?)