The requirement for COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated travellers arriving in the UK will be scrapped next month, the UK government has announced. Eligible fully vaccinated passengers arriving in the UK will “no longer have to take a post-arrival lateral flow test” from 4 a.m. on Feb. 11, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told the House…
Britain Temporarily Suspends PCR Test for Asymptomatic CCP Virus Cases
From Jan. 11, those who test positive for COVID-19 in England with a lateral flow test (LFD) should not validate the result with a PCR test unless they develop symptoms, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday. It’s expected to ease the pressure on the UK’s PCR testing capacity and shorten the self-isolation period…
England to Pilot Cutting Self-Isolation Time With Rapid COVID-19 Test
From May 9, some contacts of positive COVID-19 cases in England may take rapid tests instead of self-isolating for 10 days as part of an England-wide study, the government said on Sunday. The government hopes that the study, led by Public Health England and the National Health Services’ (NHS) Test and Trace programme, can provide evidence…
UK Offers Twice-Weekly COVID-19 Tests to Everyone in England
Everyone in England will be offered free COVID-19 testing twice a week from April 9, the UK government announced on Monday. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said this is a “significant step forward” which “paves the way for businesses and society reopening” as the ongoing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdown is…
UK Expands Workplace Testing to Identify Asymptomatic CCP Virus Cases
The British government is increasing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus testing at workplaces that have been open during lockdown in order to detect asymptomatic cases. Cabinet ministers will encourage the sectors where employees cannot work from home during lockdown, from transport networks to food manufacturers, to take up the offer of rapid workplace testing, the…
1,500 Troops to Help England’s Secondary Schools With CCP Virus Testing
The UK’s armed forces is deploying 1,500 troops to help with rapid CCP virus testing in secondary schools and colleges in England after the New Year, the government said on Tuesday. “The majority of personnel will be on task from this week as they start to conduct training,” the government said in a statement. Most…
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