Test and trace blunder blamed for 32% drop in Covid app test results

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Test and trace blunder blamed for 32% drop in Covid app test results
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Exclusive: ‘This has undermined the functionality of the app and means it isn’t able to do the job it was designed to do effectively’

While less of a risk, the number of negative test results entered into the app between 29 September and 6 October also dropped by almost half from 162,000 to 87,499.:"This change was made to save money, by reducing the number of text messages sent to people. But the unintended consequence was that people didn't see the important code in a very long text message and meant they probably didn't enter their positive test code in the app.

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