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Is our test-and-trace system ready to stop a second spike?

Is our test-and-trace system ready?

8 August 2020

9:00 AM

8 August 2020

9:00 AM

We are going to hear a lot about Test, Trace and Isolate (TTI) in coming weeks, as we approach autumn and fears of a second wave of Covid-19 grow. Now we have moved away from national lockdown but do not yet have a vaccine, the test-and-trace system is our main bulwark against a resurgence of the disease.

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Richard Dobbs was a director of the McKinsey Global Institute. He is currently serving as a non-executive director on several boards, including the Office for National Statistics. This article was written in a personal capacity. To read more, including a description of the analysis, go to: www.spectator.co.uk/testandtrace

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