April 16, 2020

Exiting Lockdown

Using Digital Contact Tracing to Defeat COVID-19

The UK Government should extend its Five Pillar Testing Strategy to a Six Pillar Testing and Tracing Strategy by introducing digital contact tracing as a Sixth Pillar. A Testing and Tracing Strategy should bring together expertise from the Department of Health, NHSX, NHS Digital, Police, Military and the Intelligence Agencies, to create a new independent national 24/7 Testing and Tracing Command Centre.

Authors

Richard Walton

Senior Fellow (2019-2021)

Julie Marionneau

Research Fellow, Judicial Power Project

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