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Coronavirus: UK ramps up virus testing, tracing to be ready for second wave

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UK Health Secretary said the government will hire 18,000 people so it can be in a position to start contact tracing within weeks UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock promised to ramp up testing over the next week and roll out a massive program to trace contacts of coronavirus sufferers so the government can suppress any second wave of the pandemic once the lockdown is eased.

Hancock told reporters on Thursday he will make assessments available for all key workers through a web portal. He also said the government will hire 18,000 people so it can be in a position to start contact tracing within weeks.

Boris Johnson’s government has faced criticism for abandoning track-and-tracking and failing to test enough people -- both measures medical

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