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Covid-19: 'Concerning' trend of some people not answering calls from contact tracers

Covid-19: 'Concerning' trend of some people not answering calls from contact tracers — 765 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed yesterday, with one additional death. File picture

Tue, 29 Dec, 2020 - 07:13

Steve Neville

The CEO of the Health Service Executive has appealed for people to answer calls from contact tracers.

Paul Reid said that there is “an increasing and concerning” trend of some people not answering such calls.

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