test and trace

What does the new three-tier lockdown system mean for Bedford?

Yesterday (Monday), Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced details of a new three-tier lockdown system in England, but what does it mean for Bedford?...

Bedford & Kempston MP challenges the Prime Minister on reduction of local Test and Trace

The reduction in test and trace services in Bedford was raised in the House of Commons today, when Mohammad Yasin MP questioned the Prime Minister...

Bedford Covid-19 test site reduced from seven to four days a week despite rise in cases

It was revealed today (Monday) that the Covid-19 testing facility located at Borough Hall in Bedford will reduce from seven to four days a week, despite...

Johnson accused of ‘dodging’ pillar 2 data query at Prime Ministers Questions

Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin today asked Boris Johnson why crucial pillar 2 test data is still missing from the government coronavirus...

Without Covid test and trace we’ve only got half the information

We were promised a world-beating test and trace system with a shiny new app by June 1 at the latest. But in yet another massive U-turn, the government...

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