England's US$32b Covid test and trace not making a difference, lawmakers say | Malay Mail

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LONDON, March 10 — England’s US$32 billion (RM132 billion) test and trace system has not made a clear impact on the Covid-19 pandemic, the British parliament’s Public Accounts Committee said on Wednesday, decrying the “unimaginable” costs of the programme. Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021 07:40 PM MYT

“Despite the unimaginable resources thrown at this project, Test and Trace cannot point to a measurable difference to the progress of the pandemic,” chair of the committee, opposition Labour party lawmaker Meg Hillier, said. The system has been allocated 37 billion pounds in total to cover two years, a budget which includes the cost of testing people with symptoms and regular testing in schools, care homes and some work places.

 

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