If you get a message or 'ping' from the NHS COVID-19 app, it means you've been in contact with someone with coronavirus. Government guidance says you should stay at home and self-isolate. The people you live with don't have to self-isolate just because you were pinged by the app.

What is considered a close contact of someone with COVID-19?

For COVID-19, a close contact is anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period (for example, three individual 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes).

How long do you need to stay home after coming into close contact with someone who has COVID-19?

Anyone who has had close contact with someone with COVID-19 should stay home for 14 days after their last exposure to that person.