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Huge success for north-east contact tracing teams in 2020 © Jeff J Mitchell/PA Wire The NHS Grampian tracing team has dealt with 6,055 positive cases, known as index cases, as well as 22,864 close contacts from June to December. Health teams in Grampian have been praised after dealing with more than 6,000 people diagnosed with Covid-19 last year and almost 23,000 close contacts. NHS Grampian teams have worked tirelessly to contact positive cases and identify any close contacts, with a high success rate. The Test and Protect system aims to prevent the spread of the virus by advising those who...

North-east residents urged to use self-service form if Covid-19 positive © PA Members of the public have been urged to fill out the self-service contact tracing form online. North-east residents diagnosed with Covid are being urged to fill out an online form with details of where they have been to help the Test and Protect system run more smoothly. When a person tests positive for coronavirus, they are contacted by NHS Grampian’s contact tracers, who work to find out who they have been in contact with in order to find out close contacts who will need to self-isolate to stop the potential s...