Johnson Defends Test and Trace, Tells People to Follow Self-Isolation Rules

Johnson Defends Test and Trace, Tells People to Follow Self-Isolation Rules
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the nation during a news conference on the cCCP virus at 10 Downing Street, London, on Oct. 22, 2020 Henry Nicholls- Pool/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
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The UK prime minister says he shares “frustrations” over test and trace, but insisted that his centrepiece measure for tackling the CCP virus had made “colossal” achievements. He emphasized that the system would be more effective if people complied with requests to self-isolate.

Contact-tracing is reaching a lower percentage of people than at any point, according to the latest figures, and the turnaround times for tests have also reached record lows.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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