A million people download new NHS contact-tracing app on day of launch - BBC News

The new NHS contact tracing app has been launched in England and Wales. Anyone over 16 is being encouraged to download it on to their smartphone.

It can warn you if you've been in close contact with someone who is infected.

But the Health Secretary for England Matt Hancock says it won't be a legal requirement for people to isolate if the app tells you to.

Meanwhile students at universities in Scotland have been told they'll break the law, if they leave their accommodation and return home to stay with their families.

It comes after a major coronavirus outbreak at Glasgow University where more than 170 cases have been confirmed. More than a thousand students are estimated to be self isolating after outbreaks in Dundee, St Andrews and Aberdeen.

In England, the new curfew restrictions announced by the Prime Minister have come into force.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by medical editor Fergus Walsh, Scotland editor Sarah Smith and Duncan Kennedy in Southampton.

[tommyboy]

Over a million sheeple downloaded the app.

[paulhoskin]

I've tied my phone to my pet dog.good luck tracking fido

[sofiaattique]

Oh so u can see where we are every minute of every day nice try I’m not budging. How come u don’t talk about Jimmy saville and how u covered for him. How are u still running after being revealed for the sick 🤢 monsters u r?

[jasondevon]

I will never use this app and that's that.

[terrymcgrath]

Don't know about downloading the app, here in N Ireland they downloaded the app into everyones phone without permission and didn't tell anyone.

[angelatateclownreality]

Ten years ago they tagged early release prisoners, and now they're expecting to do it to ordinary law abiding citizens (in the name of keeping you safe), and people are OK with that? LOL!

[rpd]

Millions wasting their battery life and memory on phone.

[ascgazz]

Nice little advert for private tests buried in the first five minutes.

[billmaddoggates]

The plan is to have you all tagged like livestock....for your safety of course.🙂

[WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS]

Anyone apart from Sky news Australia notice that people testing possitive going up but death rates for UK staying level?

[Mike_]

Should you wear a face mask while downloading it?

[mojobag]

It's Serco. Stop saying NHS when a private company are getting hods of money for a failed system and a free trojan.

[kenhooker]

Oh dear, the BBC looks ever more pathetic with each passing day.

[MartianTom]

No, I will not be downloading the app. I've been a victim of this disclosure of personal information and who gets to see it. I lost a driving licence that I'd held for 40 years, entirely clean - not one speeding fine or parking violation - simply because I notified the UK Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authority of my late diagnosis of Asperger's, aged 56. 40 years of safe and lawful driving - and my licence taken away for doing nothing else except being honest. Don't let them know ANYTHING. Keep it to yourself.

[QwadLuzr]

Vallance, Whitty and Hancock are completely compromised. This is a sham.

[ydnallah]

There’s a special kind of stupid person that downloads an app that will make it far, far easier to issue them with a fine and the fact that it’s already full of bugs and doesn’t work properly won’t help either.

[SeriouslyMikey]

A million people gave up their privacy to the government*

[michael.waddell]

A million people bought a load of lies.

[davidstirling]

Rubbish!! No they haven’t! That really is a blatant lie

[JupiterSRC]

Damn even Chinese commies would be impressed by what brits have came up with. 1984 here we come!!!