The Government have said it is working on the infrastructure for "large-scale" contact tracing as a key strategy for lifting the coronavirus lockdown.
Speaking at the daily Covid-19 press conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the adoption of “test, track and trace” could enable the “heavier” social-distancing measures to be eased.
He also said all essential workers who need a Covid-19 test will now be eligible to get them, with capacity for screenings having been ramped up.
It comes as almost 19,000 coronavirus patients have now died in UK hospitals – up by 638 from 18,100 the day before.
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