Test and Trace 2020-06-23
2020-06-23
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The effectiveness of the NHS test and trace service is a critical component for safely easing lockdown measures.
We all want to see lockdown eased, but that reopening will only be safe if the system to test, trace and isolate is working effectively. As more people return to work, start to travel on public transport, and perhaps even go to pubs, cafés and hairdressers—albeit keeping their distance—the ability to trace contact people we do not know will become much more important.
Obviously, as soon as possible. I agree very strongly with the hon. Lady about the importance of contact tracing—the Test and Trace programme is one of the largest of its kind—to ensure that, as we manage to lift national measures, which we can because the disease is clearly under control and the number of cases is coming down, we can then respond through local action.
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The Prime Minister promised to test 100,000 people daily by the end of April.
Since that date, on how many occasions have more than 100,000 people been tested on any single day?
I have not got those data exactly—if the Opposition would care to engage on the substance, rather than not taking this seriously, yesterday we delivered the 8 millionth test in this country. We have delivered more than 100,000 tests on almost every day since the end of April and at the end of last week we were delivering 230,000 tests a day.
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The exact data requested by the MP was not provided; instead, general statistics about testing programme performance were given.
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