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The Government’s Test and Trace system has failed to reach nearly a quarter of a million close contacts of people who have tested positive for coronavirus, new analysis has found. Private firms Serco and Sitel failed to get in touch with 245,481 contacts in England either online or from call centres over four months – … Read more
Britain’s Test and Trace system is being overwhelmed by a surge in coronavirus infections after it only reached 63 per cent of close contacts of people who had tested positive for the virus, the lowest weekly percentage ever recorded. Damning figures published by the Department for Health show the beleaguered system failed to speak to … Read more
More than 32,000 contacts of coronavirus-infected patients in England were not tracked down last week in worst performance yet, Test and Trace figures reveal Further 17,000 contacts were not reached by the service within 24 hours It raised the risk of the virus being transmitted to others should they be infected SAGE has warned at … Read more
Matt Hancock warns cancer patients will only be treated if Covid-19 stays ‘under control’ – as he is savaged for ‘having no idea how many infected people are walking around’ after testing shambles saw 16.000 cases MISSED By Luke Andrews For Mailonline Published: 13:02 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 13:19 BST, 6 October 2020 … Read more
A Oxford professor has urged universities in the UK to follow Sweden and pay infected freshers to trace their contacts as at least 32 report Covid cases. Carl Heneghan, professor of evidence-based medicine at Oxford University told the Times newspaper the Government had helped every sector but had ‘clamped down’ on students. The professor said … Read more
The coronavirus cluster linked to The Masked Singer reached 16 confirmed cases last week. But a new report claims Channel Ten producers have quietly identified a 17th case among the cast, prompting speculation that it could be one of the masked celebrities. On Monday, The Australian reported that the 17th case is likely the mystery female performer … Read more
NHS Test and Trace is getting worse at tracking down contacts of infected Covid-19 patients, the government today admitted amid mounting pressure to improve the system before the winter. Data shows that 72.4 per cent of close contacts were reached by NHS call handlers in the week ending July 29 — down from 76.2 per cent during … Read more
Residents in Melbourne are refusing to tell health officials who their close contacts are despite a huge surge in coronavirus cases. Those living in the west and north western suburbs have hampered contact tracing by not sharing information about where they have been and who their close contacts are. Some people have been told they … Read more
Kylie Jenner changes her look AGAIN as she shows off new ‘bronde’ tresses and is barely recognizable with green contacts By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 21:54 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 30 June 2020 Kylie Jenner is switching up her look yet again. On Tuesday, the 22-year-old reality star looked barely … Read more
Big Brother may return this summer as CBS ‘contacts former players for potential all-star season’ ahead of the 20th anniversary of the show By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 14:56 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 15:48 BST, 8 June 2020 Big Brother seasons 21 aired last year during the summer, with the winner being … Read more