‘Government at risk’ as UK government confirms thousands of Covid cases lost in data mess – BBC News

Tens of thousands of people are being urgently apprehended – when they were not told they were in a close relationship with someone with a Covid technical error – when they were told to isolate themselves. A technical problem with the transfer of positive results from laboratories led to the loss of almost 16,000 positive cases of infection. All those who tested positive were informed. But there were no close relationships – and many were not found. Many cases are already blocked in some parts of the north of England due to the increase in coronavirus infections. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told parliament that the problems had not yet been resolved and that the incident should never have happened. Labor health spokesman Jonathan Ashworth said the missing results were “life-threatening”. Sophie Raworth presents at BBC News Ten health editor Hugh Pym and Danny Savage in Leeds. Please subscribe HERE .

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