Coronavirus: Only 4 in 10 Covid-19 patients contacted at start of government's 'test and trace' scheme, leaked figures show
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Only 4 in 10 Covid-19 patients contacted at start of government's 'test and trace' scheme, leaked figures show

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Only four in 10 coronavirus patients identified in the government’s new test-and-trace programme - and little more than one-third of the contacts they named - were contacted within the first four days of the scheme's operation, leaked figures obtained by Channel 4 News suggest. Now, unverified figures obtained by Channel 4 News suggest that some 4,456 confirmed Covid-19 cases were reported to the test-and-trace teams across England between the start of operations on Thursday and Sunday. Prof Newton told the daily Downing Street coronavirus briefing: "We don't recommend testing for people who don't have symptoms because if you don't have symptoms it is unlikely to be positive and even if somebody is incubating the virus the test may well be negative. Prof Newton encouraged anyone concerned they may have coronavirus symptoms to get themselves tested: "As the secretary of state has said, we are really keen for anybody who has symptoms that might be coronavirus to come forward and have a test, so we can give a definitive answer and if they are positive they can be entered into the test-and-trace system.

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Covid making worrying comeback amid summer surge and Olympics infections, WHO official warns
5 months ago

Covid making worrying comeback amid summer surge and Olympics infections, WHO official warns

The Independent  

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Up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital in second wave of pandemic – study
1 year, 2 months ago

Up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital in second wave of pandemic – study

The Independent  

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‘Jewel in the crown’ Covid-19 infection survey bows out
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Jewel in the crown’ Covid-19 infection survey bows out

The Independent  

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‘Record-high’ 892,000 people living with long Covid for a year, figures show
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Record-high’ 892,000 people living with long Covid for a year, figures show

The Independent  

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About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 354 patients with Covid-19 on Monday. That was 21 percent lower than a week earlier, when 447 people were receiving treatment for the disease, figures from the LCPS showed. The RIVM said on Tuesday that 7,088 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the preceding seven days. The GGD found 619 people who …

UK hits record COVID-19 levels; nearly 5 million infected
2 years, 9 months ago

UK hits record COVID-19 levels; nearly 5 million infected

The Independent  

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As COVID curbs are lifted, experts call for clear messaging
2 years, 10 months ago

As COVID curbs are lifted, experts call for clear messaging

Al Jazeera  

The Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and the United Kingdom are among several countries which have announced plans to lift the majority of COVID restrictions, despite the continuing spread of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant. The raft of announcements, including plans to scrap COVID self-isolation for those who test positive in England and an end to social distancing rules in …

Counting Daily Covid Cases Futile, ICMR Move to Only Test High-Risk Contacts Sensible: Experts
2 years, 11 months ago

Counting Daily Covid Cases Futile, ICMR Move to Only Test High-Risk Contacts Sensible: Experts

News 18  

Moving away from the ‘test, track and treat’ strategy, the country’s apex medical research institute, the Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday said that contacts of coronavirus patients are not required to undertake a Covid test. The number of cases will not mean anything except creating panic and inducing regressive measures to pull back the growth of the economy,” …

ICMR says no need to test contacts of COVID patients unless identified as 'high-risk'; get vaccinated, urges PM
2 years, 11 months ago

ICMR says no need to test contacts of COVID patients unless identified as 'high-risk'; get vaccinated, urges PM

Firstpost  

Individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel, asymptomatic individuals in community setting, and people who stand discharged as per home isolation norms also need not be tested. According to a revised ICMR Advisory on Purposive Testing Strategy for COVID-19, contacts of confirmed COVID cases need not get tested unless identified as ‘high-risk’ based on age or comorbidities. Individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel …

Contacts of confirmed Covid cases need not be tested unless 'high-risk': Govt advisory
2 years, 11 months ago

Contacts of confirmed Covid cases need not be tested unless 'high-risk': Govt advisory

India Today  

Contacts of those who are found positive for Covid-19 need not be tested unless they fall in the "high-risk" category, says a new government advisory. "People who need not be tested: Contacts of confirmed cases of Covid unless identified as high risk based on age or comorbidities and individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel," read the ICMR Advisory on Purposive Testing …

Public urged to work with contact tracing teams over Christmas period
3 years ago

Public urged to work with contact tracing teams over Christmas period

The Independent  

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Confidence in Dutch coronavirus strategy hits all time low
3 years ago

Confidence in Dutch coronavirus strategy hits all time low

Dutch News  

Support for the government’s strategy to deal with coronavirus is now at an all-time low, with just 16% of people positive about what ministers are doing, according to the latest survey by public health institute RIVM. Yet even though 39% were neutral about the approach and 46% negative, the pandemic rules, such as working from home and keeping your distance, …

Record 618,000 people pinged by NHS Covid app in England and Wales in a week
3 years, 5 months ago

Record 618,000 people pinged by NHS Covid app in England and Wales in a week

The Independent  

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Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests soared to 5,475 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, leaving the government considering bringing back some of the measures which were abandoned last month. Although the rise in positive tests has not yet translated into an increase in hospital admissions, ‘things are going fast’, health minister Hugo de Jonge said in an initial …

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests soared to 5,475 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, leaving the government considering bringing back some of the measures which were abandoned last month. Although the rise in positive tests has not yet translated into an increase in hospital admissions, ‘things are going fast’, health minister Hugo de Jonge said in an initial …

Covid contact tracing to be scaled down, change in quarantine rule
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid contact tracing to be scaled down, change in quarantine rule

NL Times  

Based on advice from the Outbreak Management Team, the government will soon scale down coronavirus source and contact tracing. Last week, the OMT said that quarantine and source and contact tracing can be adjusted as more and more people are now vaccinated against Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The RIVM and health service GGD, who is …

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far
3 years, 7 months ago

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far

ABC  

The next few days will be crucial to see how many new cases emerge from a cluster of coronavirus cases linked to Melbourne's northern and western suburbs. Genomic sequencing has confirmed the cases in the new cluster are all linked to the Wollert case but the "missing link" has not yet been found. Next, five new cases in the City …

AIIMS move to discontinue contact tracing of exposed healthcare workers flayed by IMA
3 years, 8 months ago

AIIMS move to discontinue contact tracing of exposed healthcare workers flayed by IMA

India TV News  

The IMA on Tuesday slammed the decision by the AIIMS here to discontinue contact tracing of exposed health care workers and quarantine of asymptomatic contacts, saying they can spread coronavirus infection to many while providing treatment. In a letter to the Union Health Secretary, the Indian Medical Association said the order stating that if the HCW is symptomatic will be …

Major contact tracing effort continues across Brisbane as immunologist warns unknown source of COVID infection is 'definitely a concern'
3 years, 9 months ago

Major contact tracing effort continues across Brisbane as immunologist warns unknown source of COVID infection is 'definitely a concern'

ABC  

A major contact tracing effort will continue in south-east Queensland today as authorities work to determine if a new locally acquired case of COVID-19 in a Brisbane landscaper has spread further in the community. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: …

Can I get an NHS coronavirus test if I don’t have symptoms?
3 years, 10 months ago

Can I get an NHS coronavirus test if I don’t have symptoms?

The Independent  

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Victoria announces coronavirus exposure sites after quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19
3 years, 11 months ago

Victoria announces coronavirus exposure sites after quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19

ABC  

A Victorian quarantine worker's positive COVID-19 test has authorities "assuming the worst", prompting them to list several locations in Melbourne's south-east as exposure sites. Key points: A 26-year-old quarantine hotel worker has tested positive for COVID-19 Officials are working with the man to learn about his movement and contact businesses and people he has been in contact with Anyone who …

Coronavirus: Companies sign up for rapid testing in workplace
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Companies sign up for rapid testing in workplace

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rapid coronavirus testing is being extended to dozens of businesses and …

More than one million people in England had coronavirus last week, according to ONS study
3 years, 11 months ago

More than one million people in England had coronavirus last week, according to ONS study

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says
4 years ago

Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says

The Independent  

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Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection
4 years ago

Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection

The Independent  

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Ipswich Town claim seven staff test positive for new coronavirus strain
4 years ago

Ipswich Town claim seven staff test positive for new coronavirus strain

Daily Mail  

A Football League club today claimed the new coronavirus strain is behind a squad outbreak that has seen two members of management and five players test positive. The club's physio Matt Byard said the speed of the transmission and the 'data and symptom profile' confirmed the cases at the club were the new strain of the virus. The club's physio …

Director general of Uttarakhand health department tests positive for Covid-19
4 years, 1 month ago

Director general of Uttarakhand health department tests positive for Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Uttarakhand, Amita Upreti, director-general of Uttarakhand health department tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, officials informed. JC Pandey, public relations officer of Uttarakhand health department said, “We have learnt that the DG health has tested positive for Covid-19. Meanwhile, district magistrate of Bageshwar, Vineet Kumar, and chief development officer of the district also …

Coronavirus: Negative result in rapid test is not green light to abandon social distancing, top medic warns
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus: Negative result in rapid test is not green light to abandon social distancing, top medic warns

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lateral flow tests are being deployed to enable students to return home for Christmas and …

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Covid-19 Deaths Hit New Daily Record in Greece; UK Testing Error Wrongly Tells 1,300 People They Have Virus
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Covid-19 Deaths Hit New Daily Record in Greece; UK Testing Error Wrongly Tells 1,300 People They Have Virus

News 18  

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Greece reported 121 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, a daily record, with hospitals in the north of the country under pressure as intensive care beds fill up with Covid-19 patients. “This year’s Christmas will be very different,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who visited front line workers in northern Greece on Saturday, told a local radio station. Meanwhile, over …

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have coronavirus
4 years, 1 month ago

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have coronavirus

India Today  

Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a laboratory error at the government’s NHS Test and Trace system, the Department of Health and Social Care told Reuters on Saturday. “NHS Test and Trace has contacted 1,311 individuals who were incorrectly told that the result of COVID-19 tests, taken between Nov. 19 and Nov. …

Symptom-based screening for Covid at airports is ‘ineffective’, says CDC report
4 years, 1 month ago

Symptom-based screening for Covid at airports is ‘ineffective’, says CDC report

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Screening air passengers for symptoms associated with coronavirus is “resource-intensive” and “ineffective” according to a new …

Screening travelers for symptoms of Covid-19 was ineffective, CDC study says
4 years, 1 month ago

Screening travelers for symptoms of Covid-19 was ineffective, CDC study says

CNN  

CNN — Temperature and symptom-based screening programs don’t help catch coronavirus cases, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report that took a closer look at the programs used at US airports until mid-September. In January, the CDC started an enhanced screening program for air passengers arriving from certain countries with widespread transmission of the …

Immunity to Covid-19 wanes, British study finds
4 years, 2 months ago

Immunity to Covid-19 wanes, British study finds

CNN  

CNN — A study of hundreds of thousands of people across England suggests immunity to the coronavirus is gradually wearing off - at least according to one measure. “This is consistent with evidence that immunity to seasonal coronaviruses declines over 6 to 12 months after infection and emerging data on SARS-CoV-2 that also detected a decrease over time in antibody …

Contact tracing followed by quarantine will stop COVID-19 from spreading: WHO
4 years, 2 months ago

Contact tracing followed by quarantine will stop COVID-19 from spreading: WHO

Firstpost  

“I know there is a fatigue but the virus has shown that when we let our guard down, it can surge back at breakneck speed and threaten hospitals and health systems.” Contacts of people confirmed to have coronavirus should be properly quarantined, the World Health Organization said on Monday, as the pandemic surges in Europe and North America. “I know …

The five hallmarks of successful contact tracing during the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

The five hallmarks of successful contact tracing during the coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Contact tracing is the process of finding, assessing and managing the people who have been exposed to a disease, according to the World Health Organization. "One of our approaches in Australia is doing contact tracing in the first 24 hours of receiving a diagnosis, and I believe that Victoria is at 100 per cent at the moment," says Professor McLaws. …

Coronavirus: Test and trace system ‘rendered ineffective’ by rate of infections, government scientific advisers believe
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Test and trace system ‘rendered ineffective’ by rate of infections, government scientific advisers believe

The Independent  

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UK Covid Test and Trace system records worst ever week
4 years, 2 months ago

UK Covid Test and Trace system records worst ever week

The Independent  

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Coronavirus cases approach 7,000 a day, more restrictions 'inevitable'
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus cases approach 7,000 a day, more restrictions 'inevitable'

Dutch News  

Nearly 7,000 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the latest 24-hour window, making tougher disease control measures on Tuesday all but inevitable. Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge are expected to announce the latest measures on Tuesday after taking advice from the Outbreak Management Team. ‘We must brace ourselves for further measures,’ said De Jonge on …

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system has ‘concerning’ worst-ever week
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system has ‘concerning’ worst-ever week

The Independent  

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Victoria trials new coronavirus contact tracing model that doubles number of close contacts
4 years, 3 months ago

Victoria trials new coronavirus contact tracing model that doubles number of close contacts

ABC  

Victoria has begun the "evolution" of its contact tracing regime, casting the net wider and instructing more people with a connection to a positive case to get tested and self-isolate. Key points: The health department said more than 230 people were in isolation in Kilmore, including close contacts and their close contacts The health department said more than 230 people …

Covid-19 testing is key, but a testing-only strategy is a ‘complete failure’
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 testing is key, but a testing-only strategy is a ‘complete failure’

CNN  

CNN — Until President Trump’s coronavirus infection, the White House strategy for keeping him and others in the administration safe was one of testing only. Testing-only strategy a ‘complete failure’ Unlike mask-wearing, testing would not “send the wrong message” as Trump has said in the past, and one he reinforced when he pointedly took off his mask on the White …

Spam calls are hindering efforts to contact trace and track Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Spam calls are hindering efforts to contact trace and track Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — Nine months into a pandemic that has killed 210,000 people in the United States, health officials are imploring residents to answer their phones. “If contact tracers do not hear back, a text message will be sent with a home visit time and date, and visits may be conducted without confirmation,” the health officials said. About 60% of contact …

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?
4 years, 3 months ago

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?

Associated Press  

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19? The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus, and prevent them from spreading it to others. Health experts say contact tracing is key to containing the virus and allowing places to reopen more safely. After a person tests …

Contact Tracing Questions Arise After Trump Tests Positive For The Coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

Contact Tracing Questions Arise After Trump Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

NPR  

Contact Tracing Questions Arise After Trump Tests Positive For The Coronavirus The President has tested positive for the coronavirus. NPR speaks to Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the school of public health at Brown University, about the implications. JHA: But it's very distressing to see the president of the United States get infected from what is a disease that …

Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders
4 years, 3 months ago

Largest study of COVID-19 transmission highlights essential role of super-spreaders

LA Times  

In the bleak ranking of worst COVID-19 outbreaks, the United States, with 7.2 million infections, is likely to be eclipsed only by India, which has 1 million fewer cases but is catching up fast. Yet parts of India have led the world in one aspect of the pandemic response: contact tracing — the labor-intensive, time-sensitive, painstaking work of identifying people …

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with covid-19?
4 years, 3 months ago

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with covid-19?

Live Mint  

The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus, and prevent them from spreading it to others. Health experts say contact tracing is key to containing the virus and allowing places to reopen more safely. After a person tests positive for the virus, a contact tracer would get in touch …

Over 80% of Britons not heeding coronavirus self-isolation rules, study finds
4 years, 3 months ago

Over 80% of Britons not heeding coronavirus self-isolation rules, study finds

India Today  

Over 80% of people in Britain are not adhering to self-isolation guidelines when they have coronavirus symptoms or had contact with someone who has tested positive, a study has found. The research raises major questions about the effectiveness of England’s Test and Trace programme as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to keep a lid on rising infection numbers with new …

Coronavirus news: Latest updates as UK cases hit highest daily total
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus news: Latest updates as UK cases hit highest daily total

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NHS hospitals have been banned from launching their own coronavirus testing …

CDC updates Covid-19 testing guidelines for aysmptomatic people
4 years, 3 months ago

CDC updates Covid-19 testing guidelines for aysmptomatic people

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website has updated, yet again, guidelines for testing people who do not have symptoms of coronavirus. “Viral tests are recommended to diagnose acute infection of both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, to guide contact tracing, treatment options, and isolation requirements.” The guidance notes that even if people do not have symptoms, …

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