Evaluating the impact on health outcomes of an event that resulted in a delay in contact tracing of COVID-19 cases in England, September 2020: an observational study.

Lucy FindlaterLivia PierottiCharlie TurnerAdrian WensleyCong Chen Shaun R Seaman Pantelis Samartsidis André CharlettCharlotte AndersonGareth J Hughes Matthew Hickman Obaghe Edeghere Isabel Oliver

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

Our analysis suggests that the delay in contact tracing had a limited impact on population health outcomes; however, contact tracing was not completed for all individuals, so some transmission events might not be captured.

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