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What did we learn from today’s UK briefing?
Today’s government news conference was held by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, joined by Dido Harding, who is chairing the NHS test and trace programme in England.
Here’s what they told us:
Anyone who has coronavirus symptoms can get a test by calling 119. The test and trace scheme relies on people reporting their symptoms and following instructions from the NHS
In the first week of the test and trace programme, more than 8,000 people had their contacts traced. More than 31,000 contacts were traced, and nearly 27,000 of them (85%) agreed to self-isolate. The government is not planning an enforcement mechanism for people who do not follow an instruction to self-isolate but is not ruling it out
If businesses follow the government’s Covid-secure guidelines, it may help employees avoid having to self-isolate if one of the employees tests positive. Social distancing is crucial to this
Contact tracers are adapting to make the scheme more effective, for example by changing what time of day they get in touch with the public. The tracing app is still being tested on the Isle of Wright and will be rolled out when human contact tracers are at their most effective
ONS survey data suggests 70-80% of people who have coronavirus antibodies – indicating they have had the disease – did not have symptoms. This is why people are being told to isolate for the full 14 days
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It came after official figures showed more than 31,000 close contacts were identified during the first week of the system being in place. Get the full story ๐ https://bbc.in/3ffNAiB
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