Cherilyn Mackrory, Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth has welcomed new government funding for Cornwall Council to support the new Test and Trace service

The funding totalling £2,387,297 will help communities to progress plans to reduce the spread of coronavirus in their area, building on the continued efforts to respond to the pandemic locally.

Cherilyn said:

"Local authorities are central to the new NHS Test and Trace service, and I am pleased to see this funding awarded from the Government to help them develop tailored outbreak control plans, working with the service, their local NHS and other stakeholders.

"This money will help us test and trace COVID-19 flare-ups in Cornwall and in doing so will save lives, while helping us in our recovery from this pandemic."

Work on local outbreak control plans has already begun, focusing on identifying and containing potential outbreaks in communal areas such as workplaces, housing complexes, care homes and schools.

Local authorities will also need to ensure testing capacity is deployed effectively to high-risk locations.