self-isolation to people with symptoms. However, Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton questioned her call: “I respect Professor Pollock’s knowledge and experience in the field of public health, but it really matters that people get consistent advice from everyone in positions of authority right now.“The sands are shifting on covid rules nearly every day and most people are struggling to keep up.
The app is keeping people safe, so I’m not sure it’s responsible to suggest people delete it, especially when the contact tracers are under so much pressure and aren’t getting to everyone in time.” A key part of the approach across the UK to tackle the pandemic is for close contacts of covid -positive individuals to quarantine.