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Responding to the chief executive of NHS Providers Chris Hopson’s remarks about the need for a “fit for purpose” test and trace system to be put in place within weeks, the shadow health minister, Justin Madders, has said:
We have been warning for months that a relaxation of lockdown measures must go alongside a fully functioning test and trace system. The government need to listen to the warnings of those working on the frontline and urgently step up work to ensure the system works effectively.
It doesn’t need to be ‘world beating’ it just needs to be effective. Ministers should end their reliance on failing private sector companies and support councils to use local expertise and implement targeted test-and-trace programmes.
Continue reading…Methodology change brings England in line with rest of UK; pupils caught up in Glasgow coronavirus clusterSchool exams and Covid: what could the UK have learned from EU?A-level appeals in England will benefit only ‘small group’, says ministerCould England and Wales follow Scotland’s exam grades U-turn?UK economy plunges into deepest recession since records beganGlobal coronavirus updates – live 7.06pm BSTWe’re going to close down this live blog now. Thanks for reading and commenting. Here’s a summary of the day’s events: Related: Coronavirus live news: Russia says first batch of vaccine ready in two weeks; Germany cases at three-month high 6.39pm BSTResponding to the chief executive of NHS Providers Chris Hopson’s remarks about the need for a “fit for purpose” test and trace system to be put in place within weeks, the shadow health minister, Justin Madders, has said:We have been warning for months that a relaxation of lockdown measures must go alongside a fully functioning test and trace system. The government need to listen to the warnings of those working on the frontline and urgently step up work to ensure the system works effectively.It doesn’t need to be ‘world beating’ it just needs to be effective. Ministers should end their reliance on failing private sector companies and support councils to use local expertise and implement targeted test-and-trace programmes. Continue reading…