Coronavirus: Early years settings and schools no longer expected to carry out contact tracing
Catherine Gaunt
Monday, July 19, 2021
From today, early years settings and schools will no longer be responsible for contacting parents about positive cases in their child’s class or bubble, as contact tracing responsibility in education moves to NHS Test and Trace.
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The Government is ending most legal Covid restrictions in England from 19 July PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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