Example Sentences

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Now, “I just don’t see that we’re going to contact trace our way out of this,” Noymer said, especially as people have kept mingling but stopped wearing masks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2022

In Virginia, the state’s health department no longer requires schools to contact trace individual virus cases.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2022

He said it was impossible to expect zero cases of COVID-19, and that the most important thing would be to isolate people, contact trace, and stop the virus from spreading.

From The Verge • Jul. 21, 2021

City Hall said in its email response that it would maintain the work force needed to contact trace every case and that it has continued to review all of that information.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

With no official registry of clients, authorities haven’t been able to contact trace other people who may have been exposed.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2020