Phones will make a loud siren sound, vibrate and display a message on the screen for ten seconds on Sunday afternoon. be «uncomfortable» and «annoying,» the new deputy prime minister said ahead of the first test on Sunday afternoon.
Oliver Dowden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, compared the mass trial to the fire of a doctrine at work — an admission that it might be «a little annoying» at the moment, but could be life-saving in case of a real crisis.
On Sunday at 15:00, millions of mobile phones across Britain will emit a 10-second siren as part of a test of the new government system emergency alert, which is designed to alert the public about natural disasters or terrorist attacks.
There were fears that this could lead to traffic accidents and reveal the secret phones of victims of domestic violence, and thousands of hearing aid users were advised to turn off their devices to avoid damaging their ears.
Mr Dowden, who was appointed Rishi Sunak's deputy on Friday after Dominic Raab's resignation, said the system is part of a «toolkit» to keep people safe.
In a series of radio interviews on Sunday morning, he denied that the lawsuit was an example of so-called baby-sitter statism or that it would cause panic, predicting that the British would simply «keep calm and carry on» when the warning went off.
Oliver Dowden said the system was part of a «toolbox». to ensure the safety of people. Photo: Stephan Russo/Pennsylvania.
On the BBC Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, he revealed that the ordeal was «a bit like going off a fire alarm at work», acknowledging that «it can be a bit inconvenient and annoying».
But, speaking earlier in an interview with Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday, he said it could be a life-saving tool.
“Government's job is to keep people safe – that&# 39; this is the number one job for the government,” he said.
“What we are doing is testing the emergency alert. So today at 3 p.m. on people's smartphones, a siren will sound for about 10 seconds — about the same volume as if your phone was ringing.
«I would tell people that this is just a test, you don't have to do anything — it's more like a fire alarm test… a bit annoying at the time, but in the future people might be grateful for it, because in a real emergency, that sound could save your life.»
&# 39;Most Brits stay calm and keep going'
He dismissed the suggestion that there wasn't a lot of publicity about the test and that people would inevitably panic when a siren blared on their devices.
«I think most Britons in these situations keep calm and carry on,» he said. “And I'm sure they'll do the same again.”
In a real emergency, the system is unlikely to work across the country at the same time. It is designed to be located in areas surrounding certain telephone masts.
Responding to a question about how it might be deployed in the future, Mr. Dowden told Times Radio that the alarm could be activated if people's homes are threatened by a river installation. to bust his banks.
The Cabinet Office, which is in charge of alerts, has launched an awareness campaign warning the public about the Sunday test to help avoid accidents.
>British people have been advised not to use power tools and do not climb the stairs at 15:00. Drivers were also told not to let warnings distract them from the road.
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