Article 51Q2Y Recruit volunteer army to trace Covid-19 contacts now, urge top scientists

Recruit volunteer army to trace Covid-19 contacts now, urge top scientists

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James Tapper
from Science | The Guardian on (#51Q2Y)

Ministers must take steps to track down possible infections, says new grouping of health experts

Ministers must recruit an army of "contact tracing" volunteers to warn people who mayhave been infected by a Covid-19 sufferer, say public health experts.

More than 50 leading scientists say health secretary Matt Hancock's plans to introduce 100,000 tests a day by the end of April will only solve part of the problem of establishing how far the virus has spread.

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