UK’s Covid-19 tracking system under fire amid warning of second spike

Britain’s system has been dogged by criticism: opposition lawmakers said an earlier promise of a nationwide roll-out of an NHS-developed smartphone app had slipped from the middle of this month. The NHS Confederation, a group which represents the health service’s organisations, said the UK is at risk of a second jump in cases without clarity on government strategy. — Reuters

LONDON: Britain’s system for tracing those with the novel coronavirus was under fire on Thursday as it grappled with the development of a tracking app and health workers warned the government that unless there was clarity it could suffer a second deadly wave.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday a "world-beating" programme to test and trace those suspected of having been in contact with people who have tested positive for Covid-19 would be in place by June 1.