UK's test and trace needs improving, and a lot of money -minister

Britain's test and trace system needs to be improved, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Tuesday, adding that the government had no choice but spend a lot of money on it during the coronavirus crisis. "We have to get through this coronavirus and I'm afraid there has been no other option but to spend a lot of money," Shapps told Sky News.

Britain's test and trace system needs to be improved, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Tuesday, adding that the government had no choice but spend a lot of money on it during the coronavirus crisis. "We have to get through this coronavirus and I'm afraid there has been no other option but to spend a lot of money," Shapps told Sky News. "We've said that we want test and trace to be a lot better."

The 'Test and Trace' system, the government's COVID-19 testing and contact tracing facility, has been heavily criticised after a series of high-profile failures since its launch earlier this year and has cost 22 billion pounds.

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