Germany has spent far more than £48m on test and trace
17 March 2021
Our verdict
Funding for the German system is complicated, but it has certainly cost much more than £48 million so far. Part of the testing cost amounts to about £1 billion on its own.
What was claimed
Our verdict
The budget for the first two years of NHS Test and Trace is £37 billion. Spending up to the beginning of April 2021 is estimated at around £20 billion, but we donât have clear figures yet.
A Facebook post shared thousands of times claims the cost of the UK’s Test and Trace system was £32 billion, compared with £48 million for the system in Germany. This despite Germany having a larger population and about half as many Covid-19 deaths as the UK.
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The CEID working group on packaging, of which leading printing ink manufacturer Siegwerk is part, has released its report to assess both opportunities and challenges for circular economy approaches in the packaging industry.
The Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland, funded by funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the participating companies, brings together economic, scientific and societal stakeholders. The initiative aims to develop joint targets and a concrete plan to achieve a Circular Economy in Germany.
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The work plan will initially include three cooperation areas: internet . . .
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