![]() ![]() Official figures show UK cases have hit 309,763, with 46,566 deaths. Sir David said the Government should follow other countries and put isolating members of multi-generational households in hotels to avoid infecting relatives. But break it down into local regions and the numbers become manageable.” "When you hit 3,000 new cases a day, it’s an enormous number for any national body to deal with. ![]() They’ll get £300 million if it’s extended. “The Serco contract is up for renewal this month. “The Government made a disastrous mistake giving contact tracing to a firm with no healthcare expertise,” he said. There is no follow-up as to whether people do.” He urged the PM to take track and trace from private firm Serco and let councils run it. ![]() "Tracing here is one phone call and you are asked to isolate. Sir David King has warned the UK could be back in lockdown by the end of the month (Image: Getty) Sir David – who set up Independent SAGE amid concerns about political interference on the official advisory committee – said: “Test and trace is still failing dramatically. "We will see the Government backing lockdowns and, yes, I do think this could happen nationally.” “Otherwise I’m sure school opening will put us right back. “We need a proper test and trace system by September,” said Sir David. On Friday, government figures showed the national rate as between 0.8 and 1 – the tipping point – as infections rise again. Reopening schools should be a priority, but we believe we are nowhere near the point where it can be done safely. He said: “The Government has a month to deal with the level of infectivity as it stands now. Sir David, 80, heads the Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies shadowing the Prime Minister’s scientific team. He blasted the Government’s track and trace policy as “disastrous”, urging leaders not to renew the current contract and instead let councils run the service, which he says 'is not working'.
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