NEW!!—> £300 million additional funding for local authorities to support new test and trace service.

Very pleased to see this investment into local authority public health capacity - a welcome addition to our #COVID19 control efforts in London. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/300-million-additional-funding-for-local-authorities-to-support-new-test-and-trace-service

@PHE_London and @LondonADPH have been working closely with our LA CEx partners to define the critical and unique roles local councils will need play to support #COVID19 contact tracing at scale, complementing and integrating with work at regional and national levels.

The new funds will accelerate the delivery of local test and trace supportive services and develop local outbreak control plans aimed at controlling outbreaks in workplaces, housing estates, care homes and schools where local insights and links to local communities are critical.