Experts told UK to boost test-and-trace in February, papers show

Government documents raise questions about why Covid-19 system still not fully working Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government was advised to scale up its coronavirus test-and-trace effort using a call centre system as early as February, government documents show, raising questions about why the system launched last week as lockdown measures were eased is still not fully operational.A report presented to the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) on 12 February, when the UK was still actively tracing contacts of those infected with Covid-19, recommended a 10-fold increase in Public Health England’s test-and-trace capacity in order to extend the number of cases that could be managed. Continue reading…
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