The new NHS coronavirus test and trace programme will launch across England from tomorrow, the Government has announced.
The programme is designed to let people know if they have been in close contact with someone who later reports positive for Covid-19 and could be a key to easing up social distancing measures.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said: “As we move to the next stage of our fight against coronavirus, we will be able to replace national lockdowns with individual isolation and, if necessary, local action where there are outbreaks.
The White House announced additional staffers tested positive for the novel coronavirus Friday, including a personal assistant to Ivanka Trump.
British Columbia provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix provided an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the province on Wednesday.
B.C. has recorded three new deaths due to COVID-19, including the first related fatality in the Interior region. Seventy-five people in the province have now died of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, said Henry, as she confirmed 44 new cases.
About 61 per cent of B.C.’s 1,561 confirmed COVID-19 patients have fully recovered. Of the remaining cases, 131 patients are in hospital, with 59 of them in intensive care.
