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This is the way out of coronavirus lockdown, so why is the government so slow on it? - BBC Newsnight
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as posted by the channelThe government's main job right now is to get us safely out of its coronavirus lockdown. The strategy to do, 'test, track and trace' is currently being rolled out, but why is it taking so long? Subscribe to our channel here
That works when people are confident the virus is under control. The key to controlling the virus is through detailed contract tracing - tracking and tracing of where it is, and where it's going.
If this really is the answer to ending the pandemic, why so much delay?
James Clayton reports.
What exactly is contact tracing?
- Contact tracing is used to slow down the spread of infectious outbreaks.
- When someone gets coronavirus, everyone they have been in prolonged contact with will be tracked down and potentially asked to self-isolate.
- Phoning or emailing the friends and family of coronavirus patients is one way of contact tracing
- This can be combined with a location-tracking mobile app, to pick up others they have been in contact with, for example on public transport.
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