Impact of ‘pingdemic’ easing as self-isolations drop by nearly half

By Tom Lowe2021-08-06T05:01:00

Build UK chief said changes to NHS app and social distancing on sites had brought down numbers

There are signs that the impact of the so-called ‘pingdemic’ on the industry is easing with the number of people being told to self-isolate by the NHS covid-19 app nearly halving over the past week.

New official figures show that just under 400,000 people were ‘pinged’ by the app over the past seven days compared to 700,000 people the week before, a drop of 43%.

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