#TestAndTrace

Please to see today the release of more data from Scotland’s #TestandTrace (Test and Protect) via @P_H_S_official. More to follow. But this is progress. Important for transparency & comparisons within
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This week the government duped us.It spun that its failed national contact tracing scheme was transforming into a proper local system.& the media bought the spin. Save this thread, so
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Some worrying stats from our world-beating #TestandTrace Positivity (% of people testing positive for CV19) has jumped up/... .../The number of tests completed has fallen.Mostly due to a 28% fall
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Looking back as we face a daunting #COVID19 winter: where did it all go wrong?- We acted like we had an endless summer: didn't scale up #TestandTrace or plan ahead-
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1/9 Weekly epi roundup: US lagging in control, surging in cases. Only the Northeast is at all reassuring, and those gains are at risk. Reopening schools is getting much harder.
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1/4 Informed by mathematical modelling, the approach to #COVID19 pandemic control involved an initial phase of strong #publichealth measures (e.g. closures) to stop #exponential growth that threatened to overwhelm the
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1/4 In recent weeks, the slow, steady increase in average #COVID19 daily case counts gives us cause for concern. As colder weather shifts more activities indoors, we’ll need to be
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1. I know that there’s a heap of issues nationally around testing; and Track & Trace (or whatever it’s called?) but here’s my experience of the whole thing, for anyone
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Little really big lies in today’s #coronavirus #DowningStreetBriefing @MattHancock @BorisJohnson @10DowningStreet @ConservativesA slip up? “Tests are free **for now**”Why FOR NOW? Because #COVID19 is a great cover for your rapid
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Our rapid service evaluation team (NIHR RSET), a partnership between @UCL and the @NuffieldTrust, is doing some fascinating work evaluating ‘virtual wards’ for #COVID19 patients. Some important findings are emerging.
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The situation in the UK right now is deeply, deeply concerning. And it's a situation no other country should want to see itself in.But after cozy holidays, reduced testing in
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European countries have likely bought time by stopping/restricting UK flights to reduce 501Y.V1 (B.1.1.7) import. Vaccine rollouts are progressing, & spring is around the corner.But what do the next few
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