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BREAKING: Britain is at ‘critical’ moment in COVID-19 crisis as new report from Independent SAGE says test, track & trace system is ‘not fit for purpose’
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Committee of leading scientists led by former Chief Scientific Adviser @Sir_David_King warns pandemic still growing in certain areas. Economic recovery dependent on effective system but goal of tracing 80% of contacts ‘impossible’ with multiple flaws identified
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‘Broken trust’ identified as major issue to overcome with BAME communities identified as suffering ‘disproportionate loss of trust’. @IndependentSage holding public consultation on YouTube, Twitter & Facebook at 1pm today. Public concerns incorporated into final report to govt
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Government urged to abandon ‘Test, Track, Trace’ run by private contractors with no experience & hand over to local public health directors for integrated strategy of ‘Test, Trace, Isolate, Support’
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Please read our report on this critical piece of Britain’s recovery from COVID-19. This is a draft consultation document & we welcome public feedback & comments for our final report
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