What the papers say – October 6
A costly IT error for UK coronavirus tracing and the latest on Donald Trump’s Covid-19 battle splash on many of the front pages.
The Guardian reports contact tracers were “scrambling” to reach up to 50,000 people who were not told to self-isolate following a “spreadsheet blunder”, which Metro describes as a “world-beating fiasco”.
Guardian front page, Tuesday 6 October 2020: Race to warn 50,000 people of virus risks after ‘catastrophic’ IT blunder pic.twitter.com/v0V9vBPTxy
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) October 5, 2020
Tuesday's front page:48,000 CONTACTS ARE LOST WITHOUT A TRACE#tomorrowspaperstoday#BBCPapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/QIou6QWTQa
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) October 5, 2020
The Health Secretary has admitted the “fiasco” over 16,000 missing positive coronavirus tests is “ongoing” and nearly half the cases have yet to be contacted “to ask for their close contacts”, according to The Independent.
Tuesday’s INDEPENDENT: Half of missing Covid cases still to be contacted #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/ZPpE7LFrKB
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) October 5, 2020
The Daily Star says the Prime Minister’s father has again been caught in a “mask blunder”, while the Daily Express reports the Chancellor has warned of tax increases as the Government tries to pay for its funding of emergency pandemic provisions.
Tomorrow's front page: 'You wot?'https://t.co/uIZQM31GjK#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/nQXqBMBcc9
— Daily Star (@dailystar) October 5, 2020
Tomorrow's front page: 'Payback time! Covid tax rises on the way' https://t.co/l7b6DnYd3k#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/aG5UO5x99A
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) October 5, 2020
Donald Trump has told Americans not to be afraid of Covid-19, according to The Daily Telegraph, with the i saying the US president claims he has beaten his illness.
Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: “Don't be afraid of Covid, says Trump"#TomorrowsPapersToday
Read here: https://t.co/HESbPSrM9dpic.twitter.com/MwAsm1YN7r
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 5, 2020
Tuesday's front page: Donald Trump claims he has beaten Covid-19, 72 hours after being hospitalised #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/VKkVFT2Z9R
— i newspaper (@theipaper) October 5, 2020
The Times reports Boris Johnson will announce offshore wind will power every home in Britain by 2030, in a story also covered by the Daily Mail.
Wind power to run every home in Britain by 2030#TomorrowsPapersToday@MsHelicatpic.twitter.com/2hi7mjAMui
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) October 5, 2020
Tuesday’s MAIL: Wind farms to power EVERY home #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/UEQTXufsbD
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) October 5, 2020
The Financial Times says the International Monetary Fund has urged wealthy western countries including the UK to increase public funding of green technology.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Tuesday October 6 https://t.co/n1hNw3ffLwpic.twitter.com/f7ZJXd0Fho
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 5, 2020
And the Daily Mirror reports two teenage students have been found dead in their halls of residence after allegedly taking ketamine less than 48 hours after arriving at university in Newcastle.
Tomorrow's front page: Every parent's nightmare#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/mU9ZgXqUnlpic.twitter.com/mSlm83hjFc
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 5, 2020