Room for improvement with test and trace, says Patrick Vallance – video

Sir Patrick Vallance said there was room for improvement' with test and trace in the UK as only about two-thirds of the close contacts reached are done so within 48 hours of the case entering the system, according to performance figures released on Thursday.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak presented a new package of government support grants during a televised briefing and also discussed vaccines and local restrictions

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