Dr Hilary Jones today outlined what he said is a major problem with the NHS’s coronavirus contact tracing app. The technology is being hailed as a way that people can keep track of who they have been in contact with in the event that they develop symptoms of COVID-19.
But the Good Morning Britain doc outlined the issues to presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid today, using the photos of busy beaches from yesterday as an example.
He said: "If you test positive for COVID-19 and contact tracer asks where you've been in the last few days and you say, 'I was on the beach in Bournemouth or Southend-on-Sea among those crowds’. “Who do you know who was next to you?