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Test and trace in England less successful in poorer areas, figures show – The Guardian
Exclusive: system reaching lower proportion of at-risk people in poor areas than in wealthy ones
Englands poorest communities are at greater risk of a second wave of coronavirus owing to imbalances in the national test-and-trace system, official figures suggest.
Data obtained by the Guardian shows that a much lower proportion of at-risk people are being contacted and told to self-isolate in deprived towns than in wealthier areas.
In Blackpool, 37% of people who had been in close contact with an infected person were not reached by the system. This compares with 9% in Cheshire East, which i…
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