'Keep calm and carry on' when test alarm sounds at 3pm, public urged

“Keep calm and carry on – that is the British way and it is exactly what the country will do when they receive this test alert at 3pm' 📱 Oliver Dowden, the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister, stressed the alert can be turned off with a 'swipe'

Oliver Dowden, the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister, stressed people should keep calm when the alert hits phones as the alert can easily be dismissed.

“I would encourage people to remember that today it is just a test; there is no need to take any action and you can simply swipe it away as you would any other message you receive. People who do not wish to receive the alerts can opt out in their device settings, but officials hope the life-saving potential of the messages means users will keep them on.The Cabinet Office compared the testing of the alert to a one-off fire drill.

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