England’s ‘world-beating’ test and trace system fails to trace 70% of contacts

How am I supposed to lead the attack in Scotland when this happens?

From Channel 4 yesterday based on leaked data:

Across England, 4,456 confirmed Covid-19 cases were reported to test and trace during this time [Thursday to Sunday]. Of those, 1,831 had self-registered on the website or been called and completed the NHS Test and Trace form providing information about their contacts. Between them, they provided 4,634 contacts – of which only 1,749 have been contacted. The figures reveal that the total number of confirmed cases reported to NHS Test and Trace is significantly lower than what we know to be the rate of infection – and that fewer than 2,000 contacts of those who have tested positive have actually been contacted by this vast army of contact tracers.

https://www.channel4.com/news/revealed-covid-test-and-trace-data-in-england-leaked-to-channel-4-news

SIX days after the launch of the Scottish system and there is not a single media report. Surely they can find somebody who wasn’t traced when they should have been? Just one is all Reporting Scotland’s editorial guidelines require. Has Anas Sarwar been approached to see if he has a relative who might help?

5 thoughts on “England’s ‘world-beating’ test and trace system fails to trace 70% of contacts

  1. UK government may be manipulating the release of data in order to ……..hide an increase in deaths at a certain point? Surely not. Anyone know? Just unreliable data? Sarah….?

    “Faisal Islam
    @faisalislam
    ·
    1 Jun
    Just checking why yesterday’s slide said 38,489 cumulative deaths, and today’s says 39,045, an increase of 556… but the daily number is 111… would appear there has been some revisions…”

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    1. No explanation but I did read somewhere else (can’t remember where) that mentioned a “revision” of numbers of deaths – based on a re-evaluation of registrations… Either incompetence or deliberate lies…

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  2. “Jessica Simor QC Retweeted
    ♿️🔸🕷️🕸️⚫️MaiaB
    @MaiaBug2010
    ·
    29 May
    1. Test sent out.
    2. Test received.
    3. Swab taken today, ready for posting TOMORROW.
    4. Phone call from team to say it was negative!
    5. Testing team are reading minds now! Test not even sent!”

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  3. Tweet
    “Devi Sridhar
    @devisridhar
    ·
    9h
    How to explain UK response? Was it apathy, incompetence, laziness, intentional, fatalistic, defeatist, arrogance -> why choose this path? Why ignore dozens of public health researchers efforts in March to build a response? Why ignore international lessons & the WHO?”

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