COVID-19: Can mass testing and contact tracing prevent a second wave?

Jun 2, 2020

Professor Menna Clatworthy, Clinician Scientist, University of Cambridge works as part of the TACTIC-R trial, in the Blood Processing Lab in the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, in Cambridge, Britain May 21, 2020. Picture taken May 21, 2020. The new trial known as TACTIC-R is testing whether existing drugs will help prevent the body's immune system from overreacting, which scientists hope could prevent organ failure and death in COVID-19 patients. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS - RC2MTG9OKR8N

Tracking and tracing can play a key role in getting people back to work, says the International Labour Organization. Image: Reuters

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England's track and trace system is currently manual, though it is trialling an app. Image: Public Health England/BBC

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Loss in working hours (%) is strongly correlated with testing and tracing (45 countries).

Testing and tracing gives employees and employers the confidence to go back to work. Image: International Labour Organization

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