21-09-2020, 23:33
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laeva recumbens anguis
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Re: Coronavirus
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/da...-public-655089
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Daily “moonshot” tests for Covid-19 which will allow people to resume normal life will not be available on the NHS, the Government’s testing czar has suggested.
Dido Harding said that individuals and companies would have to pay to access the proposed tests, which would return results in as little as 15 minutes, as a “cost of doing business”.
Up to 10million of the tests are due to be made available every day as a way of getting the UK closer to normality before the advent of a coronavirus vaccine. If you take the test and get a negative result it means you are not contagious – even if you are infected – and can therefore visit the theatre, attend a conference or socialise without fear of passing on Covid-19 that day.
The quick-turnaround tests will be available free for patients with symptoms, but those who want them in order to avoid social distancing may have to buy one. Baroness Harding said that although the tests are intended to be rolled out by the Government in the coming months, they will not all be part of the NHS Test and Trace scheme which she heads...
...A spokesperson for the Department of Health said: “We are investing in new, faster tests to be available to the public, for free, through NHS Test and Trace for those who need it. Deploying the next generation of tests, which may reduce the need for social distancing in specific circumstances, will require a collaboration between businesses, Government and the NHS. We continue to explore these options.”
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Covid: Pubs and restaurants in England to have 10pm closing times
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54242634
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All pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues in England must have a 22:00 BST closing time from Thursday, to help curb the spread of coronavirus.
The sector will also be restricted by law to table service only.
The measures will be set out by the prime minister in Parliament before an address to the nation to be broadcast live at 20:00 on Tuesday.
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