Nicola Sturgeon: 900 Scots told to self-isolate in error after technical fault

Around 900 people living in Scotland have been told to self-isolate for ten days in error, the First Minister has announced, after a technical issue with the country’s contact tracing app.

Speaking at her daily briefing, Ms Sturgeon admitted that nearly a thousand notifications were sent in error due to a recent software update rendering the Protect Scotland app “overly sensitive”.

The First Minister advised anyone who had been contacted by the app and told to self-isolate during the period between 12:01am on Monday morning and 8:30am on Tuesday morning, to call the national contact tracing centre on 0800 030 8012.

Contact tracers will be able to tell people whether they have been exposed to the virus.

Around 900 people living in Scotland have been told to self-isolate for ten days in error, the First Minister has announced, after a technical issue with the country’s contact tracing app. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

“I want to reassure people that the issue has been identified and has now been fixed,” Ms Sturgeon said, “but it does mean that some people will have received notifications in that period who do not actually have to self-isolate.”

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