By sam:
Speaking of “mistakes” by government.
https://www.independentsage.org/test-trace-missing-75-of-cases/
“The Independent SAGE welcomes the government’s decision to release the first figures from its Test & Trace system but it is extremely concerned that it is picking up contacts from only 25% of estimated symptomatic infections.
The government’s own SAGE committee says that 80% of the contacts of all symptomatic cases must be found and isolated in order to stop the virus spreading further.
According to the committee’s calculations, the government’s Test and Trace picked up only one quarter of cases in its week, well below what is required to manage the spread of the virus.
Independent SAGE report on Test, Trace and Isolate, released on Tuesday, argued that the current system is not fit for purpose. This has been borne out by the figures published today. The start of any system The system is still in its infancy and, as currently constituted, is not ready to support the current wider relaxation of the lockdown rules. This risks future spikes if not addressed urgently.
The committee’s report, chaired by Sir David King, urged the government to radically overhaul the current system and to pass the management of the Test and Trace system – which it says should be renamed Find, Test, Trace, Isolate, Support – from private contractors to local public health directors.
Independent SAGE analysed the figures released today that showed 8,117 individuals testing positive for COVID-19 between May 28 and June 3 were referred for contact tracing. Only 5,407 (67%) were reached and asked to provide details of recent contacts. ONS surveillance data however suggested that there were at least 23,000 new symptomatic cases during that time period, meaning that only about a quarter of symptomatic cases had been found by the Test and Trace system.
Matt Hancock said today that 85% of contacts had been traced. This is deeply misleading as it relates only to the 5407 individuals who were reached by contact tracers and ignores the 75% of new cases that were simply not found.
Sir David King, Chair of Independent SAGE said: “It is of course reasonable to expect that the first week of a new programme like this will have teething problems however these figures are alarming. What is of particular concern is that we are continuing to see the country coming out of lockdown before a fit for purpose – let alone world beating – Test, Track and Trace system is up and running.”
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Test and trace has been running much longer in other countries. Have there been reports? How does their thoroughness and efficiency stack up? Particularly in dealing with isolation for asymptomatic cases?
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In their haste to be world class and placate the masses
They have ended up as the Hare in the race of success against The Scottish Tortoise
To date they have carried out 6.26 million tests
Whilst Scotland has done 289.7K tests
So look at the new cases and deaths
They show who the hare is clearly
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When the Tories say ‘world beating’ they mean beating the world, it’s what they do. Empire.
It’s hugely concerning that the lockdown is all but over in England. Might it mean an autumn winter spike? Scotland is again at a great disadvantage in not having border control powers, it’s like a pin ball machine, keep playing but you never win against it, that’s your hard earned cash gone though.
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It appears that the “world beating test and trace” (copyright B Johnson) is sending out multiple kits to care homes – only a cynic would suggest that they will count the double sending of kits (eg 400 when 200 asked for) as “tests”. Me – I’m totally cynical bout her whole thing. The UK/English government has consistently over-promised and under-delivered while the Scottish government has under-promised and over-delivered.
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The ‘test, trace, isolate’ was Good Morning Scotland’s attack line on the SG this morning, stating that this is what the Scottish Tories (echoed by Scottish Labour and Wuggie) are going to use to challenge the ‘illusory’ competence of the SG.
It is partly to be based on the fact that some people who have been traced as contacts with an infected person have reported that they are not being tested, ‘despite the ‘PROMISE’ of the Health Secretary. My understanding of the process is that the contacts have to self isolate and, if they feel they are showing symptoms, they are to notify the NHS and they will then be tested.
There is also to be an attack because the ‘PROMISE’ to test all care home and NHS staff has not been done.
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Little do they know that with regards these matters
That Attack is NOT the best means of defence of the Union
They are merely depleting their poor resources and exhibiting clear signs of exhaustion in the ideas dept
And that is when the Mongoose knows
That it now has a state of Dominance over the venomous Cobra that is about to be struck down and turned into its lunch
So fret not such behaviour by our foes merely is a strong indicator of their desperation now
Know thy Foe Always right down to where they slept last night and what they partook of for breakfast this morn
Not my words but that of Vietnam,s
General Giap who engineered the defeat of the French and then the US
Tis the 1st of the 4 main rules in ensuring the defeat of your foes
You must end up knowing more of them than they do of themselves
And upon such the pupil becomes the Master
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And – lest we forget – Scottish people will be expected to contribute our 10% (?) towards the cost of this fiasco of a Serco boondoggle. It’s a scheme for England, I know, but the expenditure on the project is incurred by the UK government. Think HS2, for instance, and what that calamity is costing us.
It seems we’re not too wee and too poor to avoid the squeeze of the UK Treasury.
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