The COVID-19 contact tracing app which was trialled on the Isle of Wight during the pandemic, which led to Matt Hancock saying “Where the Isle of Wight leads, Britain follows”, has been shut down.
In May 2020, the initial version of the somewhat controversial app was trialled right here on the Island with more than 50,000 downloads. Then, in August of that year, a new and improved version was released – again being trialled amongst the 140,000-strong population of the Isle of Wight.
It was in September 2020 that the app went live across the country.
Now, the app has been rendered defunct and has been officially shut down. The axe fell on 27th April.
Those who still have the app on their phone have been greeted with a message saying:
“Thank you for using the app – you’ve helped to keep your community healthy and save lives”.
The news comes in the same week that an emergency response group set up by the Isle of Wight Council has been disbanded, as previously reported by Island Echo. Furthermore, the World Health Organisation has declared that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a global emergency.
What a complete waste of money this app was.
Tests were not accurate, you could take 2 tests in the same day
1 would be negative and 1 would be positive
Is this the same app that tax payers where screwed out of millions of pounds by the tory government than proved to be useless anyway, but ministers made fat pockets out of?
Never used it and neither did most of IOW residents,140,000 take away under 16s and over 70s and those that didn’t have a compatible mobile and those like me that was following rules anyhow etc ,expect less than 50,000 only.
If people did not have smart phones there could never have been a
Plandemic.
Never bothered with it at all – not allowing that tracking device to be installed on my phone.
All over then! I don’t think so.
My father died of it two months ago after having all his vaccines. Something’s not right!
give over.he also could of died from a cold….or flue! luck of draw.and btw SOMEONE SELFISH gave it too the people who died of it ! .itll always be around as with other viruses…and itll ALWAYS kill some people.circle of life unfor.the clot shot wont stop it
more fool the sheep that went along with that utter bollo… tbh
was yet another over the top hysteria led money waster in. covid!
Hang on a second. The covidiots were saying it would never be shutdown and that the pandemic would never be over. But here we are. It’s over. Almost like they were lying about everything.
It was the biggest con in history other than religion .
It was a Mr Gates production, obviously Bill himself didn’t sample the goodies he
gave to others, that’s the beauty of being a philanthropist
Lol