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John Pienaar: Is test and trace working?

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Politics, Daily News, News

41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This week Manveen and David take a break as Times Radio presenters host the podcast, ahead of the launch of the station on the 29th June.


The government's Covid-19 contact tracing system is key to helping contain the spread of the virus, but is it fit for purpose? 


Guests: 

Billy Kenber, Investigations reporter at The Times.

Anonymous contact tracer


Host: John Pienaar, host of Times Radio's drive show.



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0:00.0

Hello? Oh good morning. Am I speaking to case name? A call you don't want to take, but may need to.

0:19.0

I'm just calling on behalf of the NHS COVID-19 Trace program. I'm phoning to follow up on a

0:26.5

text you may have received from public health recently. Just asking you to provide the details of the

0:30.9

people you were in contact with around the time of your COVID-19

0:34.3

The system's key to containing coronavirus now and in future lives and livelihoods

0:40.4

our whole way of life could depend on it, but is it working?

0:44.8

If it does work, it'll help the government ease current restrictions, but if it doesn't,

0:49.4

it means more risk of infection, more economic harm. And now the government's search for a

0:54.7

tracking app has stalled the test and trace program matters more than ever.

0:59.3

Contact tracing will help us to protect your friends, family, the community and the NHS.

1:04.4

You're listening to stories about Times from The Times and the Sunday Times.

1:08.0

I'm John Pina.

1:09.0

As part of the launch of Times Radio next Monday for this week only the podcast is being guest hosted

1:14.6

by some of the station's presenters like me. Today is Test and Trace Working. This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.

1:41.0

So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.

1:45.0

Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.

1:50.0

Hello, Anica Rice here.

1:52.0

And Will Lyons, and this is Wine Times in association with the Sunday Times Wine Club.

1:56.0

Throughout this series, we'll be sharing our love of wine and travel with a host of special guests.

2:01.0

Join us as we pull the cork and twist a screw cap on some of our

2:04.8

favorite bottles and embark on a journey through the mines, lives and cultures

2:09.2

inspired by the wine route across the globe. Wine Times, a new episode every Tuesday wherever you get your

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