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  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check 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 }} Surging coronavirus infections are overwhelming the UK’s test and trace system and tougher lockdowns will be needed to get the virus back down to manageable levels, government scientific advisers believe. Recommended UK Covid Test and Trace system records worst ever week Scientists on Sage, the group advising the government’s coronavirus response, are understood to believe infection numbers have climbed so high in the worst-hit areas of the country that the test and trace system cannot cope. “As infections have gone up so much, test and trace is virtually meaningless as it stands because it’s capturing such a small proportion of cases but also cases are now escalating very quickly,” said Deenan Pillay, a professor of virology at University College London who sits in Independent Sage, a group of scientists set up to scrutinise the government’s coronavirus response. “This week’s NHS test and trace statistics show the testing capacity is up, testing turnaround times are down, and the distance travelled for tests is down too.” But NHS Providers deputy chief executive Saffron Cordery said: “It’s deeply unfortunate that at this point with infections rising, admissions increasing and winter looming, there’s still clearly a long way to go until our test and trace system is fit for purpose.”

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Fast-spreading new coronavirus strain dubbed ‘variant of interest’
1 year, 4 months ago

Fast-spreading new coronavirus strain dubbed ‘variant of interest’

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Mapped: Worst areas in UK for Covid cases amid fears over new Arcturus variant
1 year, 8 months ago

Mapped: Worst areas in UK for Covid cases amid fears over new Arcturus variant

The Independent  

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Final Covid-19 data shows infections in England highest since start of year
1 year, 9 months ago

Final Covid-19 data shows infections in England highest since start of year

The Independent  

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

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The Independent  

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Covid cases surge across UK again as one in 35 people in England now has virus
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid cases surge across UK again as one in 35 people in England now has virus

The Independent  

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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

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Scientists fear U.K. is easing coronavirus testing and monitoring too soon
2 years, 9 months ago

Scientists fear U.K. is easing coronavirus testing and monitoring too soon

LA Times  

A lab assistant points at charts of a sequenced coronavirus sample at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in England. Britain is now ending some testing and monitoring programs, a move some scientists fear will complicate efforts to track the virus and detect worrisome new variants. After dropping nearly all coronavirus restrictions last month, Britain is now ending some of its most …

Boris Johnson says scrapping Covid isolation requirements is ‘moment of pride’
2 years, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson says scrapping Covid isolation requirements is ‘moment of pride’

The Independent  

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UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate
2 years, 10 months ago

UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate

Associated Press  

LONDON — People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled back. “We’ve reached a stage where we think you can shift the balance away from state mandation, …

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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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

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Coronavirus infections and hospitalisations at lowest level in England since early October, figures show
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus infections and hospitalisations at lowest level in England since early October, figures show

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  

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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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Outbreak of UK coronavirus variant could see WA go 'hard and fast' into lockdown, top health authority says
3 years, 11 months ago

Outbreak of UK coronavirus variant could see WA go 'hard and fast' into lockdown, top health authority says

ABC  

Western Australia would use lockdowns as the second line of defence if the highly transmissible UK COVID strain got into the state, after contact tracing, the state's health incident controller says. Key points: Doctors say better planning is needed for the B117 strain of COVID Doctors say better planning is needed for the B117 strain of COVID They say hotel …

Woman in NT quarantine facility tests positive for UK coronavirus strain
3 years, 11 months ago

Woman in NT quarantine facility tests positive for UK coronavirus strain

ABC  

The UK strain of coronavirus has been detected in Darwin's Howard Springs quarantine facility, with a 26-year-old woman who arrived in Australia from London testing positive for the more contagious strain of the virus. Key points: The woman who tested positive returned to Australia from London on December 30 The woman who tested positive returned to Australia from London on …

Coronavirus: UK imposes mandatory Covid-19 tests for international travellers
4 years ago

Coronavirus: UK imposes mandatory Covid-19 tests for international travellers

Hindustan Times  

International arrivals from anywhere in the world, including India, will now be required to prove a negative Covid-19 test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure for the UK, as part of new measures announced on Friday to contain the spread of new variants of coronavirus circulating internationally. - Britain's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps set out new rules which, …

Coronavirus updates | January 6, 2021
4 years ago

Coronavirus updates | January 6, 2021

The Hindu  

India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,03,74,932 with 18,088 infections being reported in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 99,97,272 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.36 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent. …

Covid: UK sees another record rise in cases with 57,725 in 24 hours
4 years ago

Covid: UK sees another record rise in cases with 57,725 in 24 hours

The Independent  

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Gujarat: Four UK returnees test positive for new coronavirus strain
4 years ago

Gujarat: Four UK returnees test positive for new coronavirus strain

India TV News  

Four persons who recently returned to Gujarat from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus, a top state health department official said on Saturday. Results of the 15 samples that had tested positive for coronavirus on arrival in Ahmedabad from the UK are currently pending with the National Institute of Virology in Pune, the official …

Coronavirus News Updates: Karnataka govt says 10 UK returnees have tested COVID-19 positive in state so far
4 years ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Karnataka govt says 10 UK returnees have tested COVID-19 positive in state so far

Firstpost  

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People from UK Being Rigorously Traced; Situation Under Control in Delhi: Health Minister Jain
4 years ago

People from UK Being Rigorously Traced; Situation Under Control in Delhi: Health Minister Jain

News 18  

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said people who have arrived here from the UK are being rigorously traced and tested for any COVID-19-like symptoms. People who have arrived here from the UK in the last several days are being rigorously traced and tested for slightest of COVID-like symptoms," Jain said. Delhi has fought difficult battles with COVID-19 and …

British Airways passengers from UK must test negative for coronavirus before departure to New York
4 years ago

British Airways passengers from UK must test negative for coronavirus before departure to New York

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 …

UK scientists probe new coronavirus variant’s spread in children
4 years ago

UK scientists probe new coronavirus variant’s spread in children

Live Mint  

Scientists in the UK are investigating the impact of a new mutant variant of coronavirus, named VUI-202012/01, on children and whether its faster transmission in parts of England is down to the younger segment of the population. The government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group is monitoring the data to analyse this arc of the variant, which has …

New variant of coronavirus grew ‘exponentially’ during national lockdown
4 years ago

New variant of coronavirus grew ‘exponentially’ during national lockdown

The Independent  

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Analysis: A virulent new strain of Covid-19 will mean more patients and sick staff for a battered NHS
4 years ago

Analysis: A virulent new strain of Covid-19 will mean more patients and sick staff for a battered NHS

The Independent  

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Continual boom and bust lockdowns are not the way to manage the virus
4 years ago

Continual boom and bust lockdowns are not the way to manage the virus

The Independent  

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Newer, faster Covid strain sends London into strictest lockdown, WHO to probe variant
4 years ago

Newer, faster Covid strain sends London into strictest lockdown, WHO to probe variant

India Today  

UK, where the vaccination against Covid-19 has already begun, is set to enter into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions starting Wednesday. This new variant is responsible for "faster spread which is leading to cases doubling in some areas every seven days," Health Secretary Matt Hancock said adding that "swift and decisive action" is the need of the hour. "We …

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. …

Coronavirus: UK death toll rises by 501 in 24 hours
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus: UK death toll rises by 501 in 24 hours

The Independent  

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Coronavirus UK: Rapid test trials miss over 50% of positive cases
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Rapid test trials miss over 50% of positive cases

Daily Mail  

WHAT IS OPERATION MOONSHOT AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN LIVERPOOL? But residents have today complained to MailOnline that asymptomatic and symptomatic people were not segregated as they queued at testing centres for their swab, potentially opening the door for the coronavirus to sp Photographer David Colbran, 51, said: 'It's a shambles, we booked an appointment to have a test …

Symptoms or not, UK to pilot whole-city testing in Liverpool
4 years, 2 months ago

Symptoms or not, UK to pilot whole-city testing in Liverpool

Hindustan Times  

Everyone living or working in Liverpool will be offered Covid-19 testing from Friday, whether they have symptoms or not, in the first pilot of whole-city testing as England prepares for a month-long lockdown from Thursday following a surge in cases and deaths. Officials said on Tuesday that Liverpool residents and workers will be tested using a combination of existing swab …

Coronavirus: 10,000 UK patients now in hospital with Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: 10,000 UK patients now in hospital with Covid-19

The Independent  

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UK coronavirus lockdown tiers explained: Ultimate guide to the latest rules as London moves to tier 3
4 years, 2 months ago

UK coronavirus lockdown tiers explained: Ultimate guide to the latest rules as London moves to tier 3

The Independent  

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UK tests sewage to provide early warning for COVID-19 spread
4 years, 2 months ago

UK tests sewage to provide early warning for COVID-19 spread

India TV News  

Taking a step further to control the spread of coronavirus infection, the United Kingdom government is working on detecting traces of COVID-19 virus in sewage to provide an early warning for local outbreaks. “Monitoring and sampling wastewater offer another tool to help us identify outbreaks early on – helping NHS Test and Trace and local authorities target hotspots quickly and …

UK is Now Predicting Whether Coronavirus Can Break Out in a Locality by Testing their Sewage
4 years, 2 months ago

UK is Now Predicting Whether Coronavirus Can Break Out in a Locality by Testing their Sewage

News 18  

A UK government-led project is working on detecting traces of coronavirus in sewerage to provide an early warning for local outbreaks and sharing the data with the official National Health Service Test and Trace network as part of efforts to control the spread of infections. Monitoring and sampling wastewater offer another tool to help us identify outbreaks early on helping …

Coronavirus: Michael Gove defends £7,000 day rate for some Test and Trace consultants
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Michael Gove defends £7,000 day rate for some Test and Trace consultants

The Independent  

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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: Police to be given test-and-trace data to help enforce isolation rules
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Police to be given test-and-trace data to help enforce isolation rules

The Independent  

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Coronavirus UK: 150 deaths within 24 hours, as cases rise by over 16,000
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus UK: 150 deaths within 24 hours, as cases rise by over 16,000

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An additional 16,171 people have tested positive for the coronavirus …

Which countries are doing well with contact tracing for coronavirus? A look at South Korea, Singapore, China, New Zealand and Belgium
4 years, 2 months ago

Which countries are doing well with contact tracing for coronavirus? A look at South Korea, Singapore, China, New Zealand and Belgium

ABC  

Victoria's contact tracing system has been under scrutiny in recent weeks, while New South Wales has been held up as a gold standard. SARS experience helped South Korea's leap into action South Korea has just under 25,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, about 2,000 fewer than Australia, with about double the national population. "Contact tracing has the manual part to it, but …

Why the Test and Trace system is failing
4 years, 2 months ago

Why the Test and Trace system is failing

The Telegraph  

It was sold to the country as a vital line of defence against Covid-19 – a state-of-the-art operation to stop the virus before it had a chance to spread. Ministers promised that the new £12 billion NHS Test and Trace programme would keep the virus at bay over the winter, allowing people to carry on their daily lives without fear …

Coronavirus: Health and safety breaches at testing lab
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Health and safety breaches at testing lab

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 One of the UK’s coronavirus mega-labs has breached health and safety …

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: Matt Hancock confirms London and other parts of England moving to 'high' tier 2 lockdown
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Matt Hancock confirms London and other parts of England moving to 'high' tier 2 lockdown

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. Read our privacy policy Health secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed that London is moving into …

Coronavirus: Under-fire test and trace system is envy of the world, Matt Hancock claims
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Under-fire test and trace system is envy of the world, Matt Hancock claims

The Independent  

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