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Biosecurity Centre And ‘Test And Trace’ To Augment UK’s COVID-19 Test Momentum

 
• By Ashley Yeo

The UK has added important new capabilities to its COVID-19 monitoring and control effort and those running it promise a “world class system” by late summer.

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Test and trace systems with which to break the chain of COVID-19 infections are now available in each of the UK’s four nations, following the launch of NHS England’s version last week and "Test Trace Protect" in Wales on 1 June.

Overseeing the system for England is Baroness Dido Harding, who, as executive chair of the NHS Test and Trace Service,...

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