{"id":2321,"date":"2021-07-29T15:42:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/29\/i-might-delete-it-users-on-the-nhs-covid-19-app-amid-the-pingdemic\/"},"modified":"2021-07-29T15:42:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:42:48","slug":"i-might-delete-it-users-on-the-nhs-covid-19-app-amid-the-pingdemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/29\/i-might-delete-it-users-on-the-nhs-covid-19-app-amid-the-pingdemic\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I might delete it\u2019: users on the NHS Covid-19 app amid the \u2018pingdemic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With data showing downloads dropping, four people talk about the pressures they face<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/series\/coronavirus-live\/latest\">Coronavirus \u2013 latest updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/coronavirus-outbreak\">See all our coronavirus coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The number of downloads of the NHS Covid-19 app has shrunk dramatically amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/jul\/29\/uks-economic-recovery-from-covid-stalled-in-june-amid-pingdemic\">a \u201cpingdemic\u201d that is causing shortages of goods and workers<\/a>, after former health secretary Jeremy Hunt warned last week that the government \u201crisks losing social consent\u201d for its test-and-trace programme if it does not allow fully vaccinated people to avoid isolation.<\/p>\n<p>There were 43% fewer downloads of the NHS Covid-19 app in the week ending 30 June compared with the week ending 14 June, NHS data shows, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/jul\/29\/pingdemic-nearly-700000-contacted-nhs-covid-app-one-week\">a record 689,313 people in England and Wales<\/a> were contacted by the app and asked to self-isolate in the week to 12 July.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/jul\/29\/i-might-delete-it-users-on-the-nhs-covid-19-app-amid-the-pingdemic\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/ea45a8377768e0810d8a25f03684a028ef11a8e2\/0_152_5004_3004\/master\/5004.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=87355a712da63d37d2c16d1143cd39e2\" title=\"\u2018I might delete it\u2019: users on the NHS Covid-19 app amid the \u2018pingdemic\u2019\" \/>With data showing downloads dropping, four people talk about the pressures they face<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus \u2013 latest updates<br \/>\nSee all our coronavirus coverage<\/p>\n<p>The number of downloads of the NHS Covid-19 app has shrunk dramatically amid a \u201cpingdemic\u201d that is causing shortages of goods and workers, after former health secretary Jeremy Hunt warned last week that the government \u201crisks losing social consent\u201d for its test-and-trace programme if it does not allow fully vaccinated people to avoid isolation.<br \/>\nThere were 43% fewer downloads of the NHS Covid-19 app in the week ending 30 June compared with the week ending 14 June, NHS data shows, while a record 689,313 people in England and Wales were contacted by the app and asked to self-isolate in the week to 12 July. 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