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Contact tracing delays affected eight local authorities in England in April and May
In parts of England, delays in tracing those who had contact with people who tested positive for the coronavirus may have contributed to the spread of the B.1.617.2 variant of the virus, according to local public health reports.
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The reports, seen by the BBC, suggest that failures in England’s NHS Test and Trace system in April and May affected eight local authorities in England, including Blackburn with Darwen, which has seen a recent surge in cases linked to the variant. The BBC reported that, although it is thought that people tested for the virus received their results, local authority staff weren’t provided with contact-tracing information through the central system. Other areas affected by this were Blackpool, York, Bath, North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock.
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International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said Wednesday his organization is prepared to send medical staff to the Tokyo Olympics as part of efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, according to Kyodo news.
Speaking at the outset of a three-day virtual meeting between Japan and the IOC s Coordination Commission, Bach said his organization has offered the Tokyo organizing committee additional medical personnel to assist with operations and implementation of COVID-19 countermeasures at the athletes village and venues.
Bach suggested extra medical staffers would be dispatched by national Olympic committees. Addressing representatives of the organizing body and the Japanese government, the IOC president also said he expects over 80 percent of the residents of the village during the Olympics and Paralympics will be vaccinated for the virus.
IOC ready to dispatch medical staff to Tokyo for Olympics: Bach
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Lausanne, May 19 : International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that the organisation is ready to send medical staff to Tokyo for this year s Olympic Games to support coronavirus countermeasures.
The IOC and local organisers are pressing ahead with the Games despite opposition in Japan amid the pandemic, DPA reports.
Bach told a video conference on the first day of a three-day coordination commission meeting that the IOC plans to dispatch additional medical personnel to support the medical operations and the strict implementation of Covid-19 countermeasures in the Olympic Village and Olympic venues .
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Thomas Bach believes more than 80 per cent of people inside the Tokyo 2020 Athletes Village will be vaccinated against COVID-19 during this year s Olympics - and has again insisted the Games will be safe and secure .
Speaking at the start of the final Coordination Commission meeting for the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President also promised the organisation was prepared to accommodate extra medical staff in Japan to held tackle the pandemic.
The German s words can be seen as an attempt to appease the local population with Japanese opposition to Tokyo 2020 on the rise amid fears over COVID.
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