Test and Trace records worst week yet as experts warn failure will mean tougher lockdowns

The latest data shows 89,874 new people tested positive for Covid-19 in England in the week…

Britons travelling to Italy will need to provide proof of negative Covid test

Britons travelling to Italy will have to prove that they are clear of Covid-19 before being…

NHS Test and Trace registers worst week for contact tracing

This is an increase of 56 per cent in positive cases on the previous week and…

Majority of people who test positive for coronavirus are asymptomatic when tested, study finds

She said university students are one group who should be tested regularly, and definitely before they…

How the latest fiasco hit the UK’s Test and Trace system

Labour MP for Nottingham North, Alex Norris, who is also a shadow health minister said: “The…

Test and Trace failing to reach three in 10 people testing positive for coronavirus

Saffron Cordery, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents hospitals, said: “We continue to…

Former Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe takes key role at NHS Test and Trace

Mr Coupe worked at Sainsbury’s from 2004 until this year, becoming chief executive officer in 2014.…

NHS Test and Trace boss sent daughter to school with sore throat

Those without symptoms should not be seeking tests, even if they have come into contact with…

New 90-minute coronavirus test has ‘significant potential’ for mass screening

The system was used to test 386 NHS staff and patients from April 10 to May…

Test and trace missing Covid cases because virus can be transmitted five days before symptoms show

The estimates came from modelling, based on four papers which have examined timings of transmission and…