Pedestrians cross Westminster Bridge during sunset in London. The most clinically vulnerable, poorest and oldest were most likely to lack technology access, said the report by the independent research body. — AP
LONDON: A stark divide in people’s use of Covid-related technology such as contact-tracing apps risks disenfranchising some of Britain’s most disadvantaged communities, researchers said on March 25, calling for a more inclusive approach to digital health.
Nearly a fifth of respondents lacked access to a smartphone, 14% lacked broadband internet, and 8% had neither, hampering their access to key health information and services during the pandemic, according to a UK poll by the Ada Lovelace Institute.
