Test and trace would not prevent a second coronavirus wave, senior official admits as system identifies just a third of people it must find Senior civil servant warns system as it stood would not stop second virus wave Alex Cooper said at the moment it could only find 37 per cent of those needed Remarks … Read more
Test and Trace worked well on the Isle of Wight and the authority now has Covid-19 ‘really under control’, an Oxford University study has found. Researchers who followed the pilot contact tracing scheme on the island — off the coast of Hampshire — found it managed to cut the reproduction rate of the virus (R) … Read more
There’s no way the global economy will come roaring back without the engine of tourism behind it. For obvious reasons, though, many people are reluctant to travel. Short of a vaccine, what can restore their confidence? There’s no real answer to that question that doesn’t take into account the latest technology that can make it … Read more
Ministers spent an astonishing £10 billion on the failed test and trace programme as part of an extra £48 billion on public services during the coronavirus crisis, it has emerged. The bungled programme was championed by Health Secretary Matt Hancock when introduced at the end of May but, as of last week, it is still failing to track … Read more
Ministers spent an astonishing £10 billion on the failed test and trace programme as part of an extra £48 billion on public services during the coronavirus crisis, it has emerged. The government also blew £15 billion on personal protective equipment for frontline health staff. The huge sum – which was spent on gloves, aprons and masks for hospitals … Read more
NHS Test and Trace is still failing to find a quarter of patients who test positive for coronavirus, shocking data revealed today. Of the 6,183 Covid-19 patients referred to the contact tracing programme between June 18 and June 24, just 4,639 were actually tracked down (75 per cent). A total of 1,383 people with the disease … Read more
Thousands of test and trace callers failed to find a SINGLE contact of a coronavirus patient, investigation reveals Government said new contact tracing system has been a success so far One call handler said they’ve had zero cases and done two to three shifts a week Test and trace system has been unable to contact … Read more
Number 10’s ‘ad hoc’ Covid-19 test, track and trace scheme relies too heavily on private companies and will have missed thousands of cases, leading doctors fear. In a letter published in the British Medical Journal, three public health experts questioned why ministers chose to create a new system when a ‘straightforward’ one already existed. Professor … Read more
Fewer than HALF of coronavirus-infected Britons tell officials who their close contacts are as figures show nearly 130,000 people have now been tracked by NHS Test and Trace Test and Trace started at the beginning of June and has reached 135,000 people A total 10,058 people who tested positive have given contacts, out of 20,968 … Read more
Idle Track and Trace workers employed to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic are spending their work hours chatting about Netflix, dental treatments and where they plan to go on holiday, a whistle-blower has claimed. Shocking screenshots have revealed how bored workers on the government’s ‘vital’ Track and Trace scheme are using massive online … Read more