AQW 9917/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health what action he is taking to deal with the number of people removing the Stop COVID-19 app.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 9 November 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 9 November 2020
- Answer due by
- 24 November 2020
- Answered
- 17 November 20208 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Use of the app is entirely voluntary and it is designed not to track usage for privacy reasons.
The benefits of using the app to assist in breaking the chains of transmission are being actively promoted through a communications campaign through news and social media.
As you will be aware, I have had personal experience of receiving a notification via the app after which I worked in self-isolation for the stipulated 14 day period. I shared this on Twitter at the time in the hope that this would encourage others to download and use the app.