Boris Johnson defends ‘test and trace’ scheme as coronavirus cases near 3 lakh

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on June 3, defended new “test and trace system'' designed to curb second wave of COVID-19 in UK, international media reported. Previously, country's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab h vocated new system calling it "right step". Meanwhile, latest tally from John Hopkins University stated that re were currently 2,81,270 cases out of which h 39,811 died across British Territory.

Speaking at a news briefing, Johnson revealed that thousands of people were currently isolating, who wouldn't have been if system h t been launched. However, he did t give any exact figures which prompted critics to reckon if scheme was launched to divert attention from Cummings case. Meanwhile, many workers have claimed that y weren't highly trained and that was doing thing.

test and trace system

system, launched last week, uses nearly 25,000 tracers to contact people who might have been exposed to virus. According to reports anybody with risk of infection is supposed to self isolate for a period of 14 days. With its invative system, British government aims to trace contacts of 10,000 people in a single day.

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Meanwhile, pressure on Boris Johnson led government has intensified amid surging coronavirus cases and recent protests about George Floyd's death. Commenting on coronavirus situation in nation, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, last week, reportedly said that if re would be an uptick in any particular locality or setting, n British authorities have got ability to take targeted measures. Elaborating furr, he stressed that UK h me progress with number of new cases and those critically ill falling with each passing day. He n ded that in case  COVID-19 cases surged, “furr restrictive measures” would be imposed. 

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