Tameside has been chosen as Greater Manchester’s pilot borough for the government’s ‘test and trace’ programme to tackle outbreaks of coronavirus.
The government has announced it is to distribute £300m in funding for local authorities in England to support the launch of the service.
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick said the programme, which will involve teams of contact tracers and an NHS tracking app, will be launched next week.
Each local authority will be given funding to develop ‘tailored outbreak control plans’, led by council leaders and directors of public health, working with NHS trusts and other partners.
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