hereIts local triage hub will ultimately be staffed by up to 200 skilled contact tracers, with points of contact in each local authority and key public body, including the police and fire service.
Tameside chosen as pilot borough for government's 'test and trace' programme to tackle coronavirus outbreaks
27.05.2020 - 20:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tameside has been chosen as Greater Manchester’s pilot borough for the government’s ‘test and trace’ programme to tackle outbreaks of coronavirus.
The government has announced it is to distribute £300m in funding for local authorities in England to support the launch of the service.
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick said the programme, which will involve teams of contact tracers and an NHS tracking app, will be launched next week.
Each local authority will be given funding to develop ‘tailored
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