Claim: Test and trace cost £37 billion.
Fact-check: European countries' Test and Trace programmes cost much more than €100,000 - Full Fact
Verdict: test and trace had a budget of £37 billion for its first two years, but the nao estimated in july 2022 that the final cost will be around £29 billion.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2022-12-02T00:00:00