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Yes, if you work somewhere in the Health Service, likely to be amongst quite a few who have tested positive, so best off. A good idea for those who have to use public transport though, or work in multi person spaces, or who are happy dining out in current circumstances. 

Its like a ghost town here, part of the time. Little traffic on the roads, at least until the school run starts and then the roads are bedlam again. The screaming ambulances are back though☹️ 

I got two alerts yesterday. One told me not to worry they were testing the signal strength or something which I didn't really understand, the other was much shorter but said much the same. The problem was neither alert stayed on my phone long enough for me to digest what it was they were trying to tell me. In a fit of pique I removed the app from my phone then had second thoughts and reinstalled it and got the same two alerts.

However IMO the system is only worthwhile if is using it. For example the family next door have all had the virus but the app didn't alert me even though the chap came out to within a few metres to impart this news to me.

I think you would need to spend at least 15 mins in fairly close proximity to receive an alert from someone who later tested positive. The codes on your phone work out these contacts on time and space.

I don't know how successful or not the app will prove to be but at least it will help slow the spread of Covid in some cases.

According to local news this county is now on the brink of moving to tier Two, and the first time ever was advised by another couple out with their dogs this morning that a family with children near them a parent had gone down with it and another family with children (friends of first family) had tested positive

Just had a text from our youngest son, they have just both been for Covid test this morning, very easy to book lots of slots. They have both been isolating since the weekend as had been in contact with someone who had tested positive . Covid symptoms only surfaced this morning so booked a test. Keeping everything crossed now.🤞🤞🤞

Will be interesting to see how long results take, the news often reports that they can take a few days. 

Just had a few days away at a club site and we were never asked to scan the app and never saw the QR code displayed or, if it was, not prominently. 

Back in August, our town had a spike in numbers, and a campaign was on to allow everyone to have a test. We went along, test took a couple of minutes. Next morning we both got text message results (negative) around 18 hours between test and result.  We thought very quick, but of course testing capacity must be under far greater strain now. 

Hope your family results come back quickly, and of course things go well for them. 🤞

Someone mentioned the code was on the CAMC paperwork/receipts they received, I don't know if that is a general approach. On the sites we visited the code was dispalyed behind glass in reception so could be scanned from outside.

At Seacroft it was both inside and outside of reception, very clearly displayed. We weren't asked to scan, probably because they have all of our details anyway so I suppose scanning the QR code is for our own protection?

David