The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80 million cyber attack in 2015, will lead the UK’s test and trace scheme to tackle the coronavirus, set to launch tomorrow. Baroness Dido Harding, 53, was raised on a Somerset pig farm and is the … Read more
The Government’s contact tracing programme will only bring down infections by a mere 5 per cent, according to Royal Society scientists. World-leading experts from the prestigious scientific academy warned the scheme was ‘not a silver bullet’ and will only have a ‘modest’ effect on the UK’s crisis. The scientists said that testing times were still … Read more
Mass coronavirus testing will cut down the sheer numbers who will need to be quarantined under coronavirus contact tracing, a study has found. Contact tracing, still in the process of being set up in the UK, involves identifying anyone who has been in close proximity to a Covid-19 case and telling them to self-isolate to … Read more
Boris will DROP drop the ‘track’ in ‘test, track and trace’ system that is designed to get Britain out lockdown and it will not be fully ready in time for deadline Ministers told to drop the ‘track’ after negative reaction from focus groups Boris Johnson suggested a test and trace system would be in place … Read more
NHS chiefs today warned ‘time is running out’ for the Government to launch its testing and tracing system to avoid a second deadly wave of coronavirus as it was revealed the rollout of the crucial smartphone app has been delayed for weeks. Boris Johnson has set a ten-day target to deliver the system that could … Read more
People applying to be contact-tracers as part of the Government’s track and trace app scheme have been told hiring has been frozen due to delays with the app. Applicants were informed that hiring was paused while ministers considered an alternative app, despite there being more jobs to fill before the programme can be rolled out. … Read more
The ticket officer who fell fatally ill with Covid-19 after a rail passenger spat in her face, called her colleague in the final hours before her death and gasped: ‘Pray for me.’ Dozens of friends and colleagues of Belly Mujinga are now demanding to know why bosses at London’s Victoria Station apparently failed to report … Read more
Second deadly coronavirus peak CAN be stopped with UK’s new ‘test, track and trace’ app says chief scientific advisor Sir Patrick Vallance Sir Patrick told MPs the new contact-tracing app could help stop a second peak Sir Patrick told MPs spread of coronavirus was different in different parts of UK He said densely populated places … Read more
A new study is being launched by the Government to track the spread of coronavirus in the population and get a full picture of the number of infections. It is hoped the research will help scientists understand the current rate of infection in the UK and how many people have developed antibodies to the virus. Some … Read more
A desperate hunt is underway for an unknown coronavirus spreader in Surrey who gave the deadly illness to the UK’s 20th victim and the first Briton to catch it in the country – amid fears of an explosion of cases in the county. The victim, revealed last night, is understood to be a man who … Read more