Coronavirus: England and Wales’ contact-tracing app gets launch date
Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic A new Covid-19 contact-tracing app will be launched across England and Wales on 24 September, the government has announced. The app will let people scan barcode-like QR codes to register visits to hospitality venues and will implement Apple and Google’s method of detecting other smartphones. Businesses are being asked to display […]
UK employment falls by biggest amount in over a decade
Employment in the UK fell by the largest amount in over a decade between May and July, official figures show. Employment decreased by 220,000 on the quarter, said the Office for National Statistics. This was the largest quarterly decrease since May to July 2009, it added. Unemployment has not surged as much as feared, because […]
Coronavirus: First steps to ease NI lockdown can start next week
Image copyright GLYN KIRK/AFP Image caption Garden centres in England opened to customers on Wednesday Garden centres and recycling centres in Northern Ireland can reopen from next Monday as part of the first steps to ease lockdown, Arlene Foster has said. On Tuesday, the executive published a five-phase blueprint for lifting restrictions but it did […]
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