Introduction of local contact-tracing programme sees success rates increase
Deputy public health director warns borough ‘not out of the woods’ with ‘worrying signs’ of rise in cases among over-60s
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Coronavirus: Hackney Mayor and public health director welcome news of greater restrictions across London
Capital to move to ‘High’ alert from midnight, as borough leader sets out how the government can avoid ‘wasting this opportunity’
Council hits out at government for ‘shambolic’ Covid testing over weekend
‘Without a good testing programme, we cannot do our job,’ public health director warns
Town Hall to launch local contact-tracing network to make up for national system’s ‘shortfall’
Council staff to be trained up and tasked with finding the people who have not been traced
‘Not a penny more’: Protesters call for an end to Serco’s involvement in test-and-trace
Local campaigners join others across the country in demanding the private company be replaced by Public Health
Local public health director warns of ‘data gaps’ in test-and-trace
Dr Sandra Husbands reports continuing concerns with information provided by the government programme, after previously questioning its usefulness
Local public health director slams quality of data from national test-and-trace effort
Sandra Husbands says information ‘not particularly useful’ as former WHO director urges council to use its own data channels