Covid-19 patients will be replaced by locally-based teams who can knock on doors in their neighborhoods, the government announced.The change will take effect on August 24, and the NHS Test and Trace service will reduce its staff capacity from 18,000 to 12,000.
Local officials will be deployed to tell anyone deemed at risk of having come into contact with virus patients to isolate at home.How the U.K.’s Test-and-Trace Coronavirus Program WorksThe shift to a localized approach reflects concern that the tracing program so far is not reaching enough potential Covid cases to be effective at preventing another mass outbreak in the U.K..