testandtrace

NHS test-and-trace regime ‘will not be up to speed until September’ 

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NHS test-and-trace regime to slow the spread of coronavirus ‘will not be up to speed until September’ Contact tracing system chief Tony Prestedge said the programme will be ‘clunky’ He spoke in a video to staff on May 27 the day before Matt Hancock launched it Anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 is expected to … Read more

Thousands of care home and NHS staff may have to stay home in Government’s test-and-trace programme

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Thousands of care home and NHS staff could be forced to stay home due to the Government’s test-and-trace programme, health bosses warn People who have come into contact with a coronavirus victim will have to isolate Under the programme, they will receive a text or email telling them to stay home Officials are considering if … Read more