Covid: Keeping you updated 18

The determination to centralise the track and trace software led to delays to its roll out. Such a shame when this week we heard that the Isle of Wight trial had yielded some positive results. Readers looking for local resurgences of disease (again, I recommend https://digital.nhs.uk/dashboards) will likely be joining the ever-growing chorus demanding longer warning times to allow more useful implementation of area-specific measures to tackle them. The sudden changes to social rules for the north west this week, announced the evening before implementation, may have been a somewhat obvious blunt attempt to limit family gatherings at an important time for many, but the way they were announced led to hostility and almost certainly reduced compliance. Dare I say, the UK public do not mind precise and justified instruction delivered well. Antagonism and resistance are more likely where the information is mistrusted.