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<p>The Department is currently working with a number of local authorities to identifying
clusters and outbreaks. These are escalated to local public health specialists, in
line with existing health protection incident management arrangements.</p><p>If someone
has tested positive for COVID-19 and we have been unable to contact them, we may pass
their contact details to the local authority team to collect information about their
contacts.</p><p>Also, where someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 works in
or has recently attended a complex setting such as a prison, school, or hospital,
contact tracing will be carried out by local public health specialists.</p><p><br></p>
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