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Concerns rise that the system for diagnosing epidemics is failing

Bloomberg—How big is the coronavirus outbreak? A lot bigger than we were initially told, it turns out. On Thursday, confirmed cases of Covid-19 in China’s Hubei Province—the epidemic’s epicenter—jumped by almost 15,000. It’s not that there was a sudden wave of new infections. Rather, the increase reflects a change in how China counts patients; it… Read More »

NHS Test and Trace is failing to reach even HALF of people at risk of having Covid-19 in some areas

NHS Test and Trace is failing in areas with high BAME populations because of ‘language barriers and trust issues’, experts warn In Luton just 47 per cent of potentially-infected people contacted by tracers Only 65 per cent of close contacts in Leicester ere tracked down and isolated A language barrier may be one of the driving… Read More »