NHS Tracker App

I suppose if they woke up feeling unwell on Saturday and managed to get a test that day, they might have got the result on Monday. I would assume as soon as they enter the code they are given re the positive test in the App, the alert to you would be instantaneous. No humans are involved, the contact between you is just stored as code on yours and their phones. That is how the government intended the App would work, although it does depend on getting a test plus result quickly.

I've finished my 14 days now and pleased to say that neither of us had any symptoms so we're free to go out now.

What still amazes me is that on only one website (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54250736) does it explain that being closer than 4 metres from someone can elicit a handshake between two adjacent phones and, if that handshake lasts for 30 minutes or more then should one or other of the phone owners get tested positive the other would get the alert. If this is so, and it must be for me to have received the alert, why aren't the public being made more aware of this instead of creating a false sense of security by implying that over two metres is a safe distance?

I've put this question to the support section of the App but all I got back was a useless referral to their website. About as much use as a chocolate fireguard. 

John 

Thanks for reporting back, glad you are both OK. 

On your point about the two metres I had always thought of that as a safe gap if you are in transit so to speak or only still for short periods of time like paying for something at a till. We have not been in a restaurant or pub since very much earlier in the year as we would just not feel comfortable regardless of how good the precautions in place. We have had coffee out a couple of time but on both occasions the spacing been very good and by the nature of a coffee you are probably not there that long. However interesting point you make and just confirms to me how unlikely it will be for us to venture out to such venues anytime soon.

David

It's possibly to do with molecules from the virus lingering in the air in enclosed spaces, a few hours I believe, so the metre distance is only part of the problem.

Glad you're ok John. We've had this in our family, a seemingly distant contact resulted in a chaos of self isolation for a working nephew and family.

Well, I and other friends have fired off emails to the Club having just discovered the info regarding the app.

On the website page there is NO indication that using the app is optional, it implies that members will not be admitted to sites without it. 

We knew the NHS app scheme is voluntary, but wondered if clubs could impose their own ruling on this.

As we don't have smart phones , naturally we were concerned.

Now I read this 'Discussion ' forum and find using the app is, of course, not mandatory in order to access sites.

I fully support the Club in protecting members, and realise that they want to promote use of the app, but being economical with information will only surely lead to a deluge of enquiries for the staff to answer ! 

Greyhoundwest.  Fully agree with you,we do not have smart phones either.

You do not need a smartphone to check in at club sites. 

See the other thread -

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/welcome-hobby-talk/caravan-motorhome-chat/nhs-testtrace-on-site/?p=1