One in 10 Covid contacts identified by NHS Test & Trace are ‘missed or refuse to comply’
NHS Test and Trace trackers identified 44,895 people as close contacts of a positive Covid-19 caseBut trackers were unable to get hold of 24 per cent to find out who they had come into recent contact with, so they could be told to self-isolate.
The Department of Health and Social Care said some contacts who had been reached under the Test and Trace system had not agreed to self-isolate, despite having been in close contact with somebody who had tested positive for Covid-19. Baroness Dido Harding, who heads the programme, said: "NHS Test and Trace is working to stop the spread of coronavirus and undoubtedly helping to save lives.
“We continue to rely on everyone to play their part and we urge those with symptoms to book a test immediately, and those contacted by the NHS Test and Trace service to follow the advice they receive.”It comes after last week's figures sparked concern as they showed a third of people who tested positive for coronavirus could not be reached by officials or failed to provide details of their contacts.
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