He believes contact tracing is the only way of "pursuing the disease then rather than following it". Has a simple contact tracing system saved hundreds of lives, and what does it mean for the population in life after lockdown who haven't yet built up immunity? In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, before the first death had been recorded in Wales, Ceredigion Council convened their first Gold Command meeting. "At first, it was nothing complex - just a simple questionnaire which could be filled in manually, as a way of contact tracing. Mr Rees says that simple system has enabled them to carry out contact tracing on every confirmed case in the county.

Source: Daily Mirror June 06, 2020 10:57 UTC