NHS adds nine new official covid symptoms as free tests end amid travel chaos
easyJet cancelled 100 flights on Sunday saying it is being impacted by staff sickness Nine new covid symptoms have officially been added by the NHS days after free testing was scrapped in England and as cases soar across the UK. The list of new symptoms is thought to have been subtly extended on Friday afternoon […]
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Record 4.9 million people in UK had Covid-19 last week
It comes as free testing is scrapped for the vast majority of people in England Covid infections hit an all-time high in England and across the UK last week, official figures reveal. The latest stats from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), based on swabs collected from randomly selected houses, estimated that 4,122,700 people in […]
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Free lateral flow tests to end as country to be told to live with Covid
Free lateral flow tests are set to be axed as part of new plans for living with Covid Free lateral flow tests are set to be axed as part of plans for living with Covid, which Boris Johnson is set to announce in the coming weeks, the Sunday Times exclusively revealed. Currently, there are an […]
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FA refuse to cover costs of Covid-19 tests for non-Premier League teams
The FA will no longer provide financial assistance for non-Premier League clubs The Football Association will not be covering the costs of Covid-19 tests for clubs outside of the Premier League ahead of the FA Cup Third Round in January, reports the Athletic. As a way to help sides in the lower divisions, the FA […]
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Covid test lab suspended over 43,000 wrong results
The lab has been shut down pending a further investigation Testing at a Wolverhampton-based laboratory has been suspended after approximately 43,000 people were allegedly given incorrect Covid-19 test results. The lab has been suspended from testing following an investigation by NHS Test and Trace. Concerns were initially raised when patients were showing positive lateral flow […]
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