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Coronavirus testing rules for people without symptoms are to be eased across the UK amid a wave of Covid-19 cases. Here are the latest rules following Wednesday’s changes:
NHS Test and Trace was a government-funded service in England, established in 2020 to track and help prevent the spread of COVID-19.The programme is part of the UK Health Security Agency; the service and the agency are headed by Jenny Harries.
With 2,967 cases of Indian variant COVID now confirmed in the UK, surge testing and vaccination is expanded to a further six areas – Bedford, Burnley, Hounslow, Kirklees, Leicester and North Tyneside. [213] 20 May – People aged 34 and 35 are invited to book their first COVID vaccine. [214]
develop blood testing to help know if people across the UK have the right antibodies and so have high levels of immunity to coronavirus; conduct UK-wide surveillance testing to learn more about the spread of the disease and help develop new tests and treatments; and; build a mass-testing capacity for the UK at a completely new scale. [136]
People in England without COVID symptoms no longer need a PCR test to confirm a positive lateral flow test following a change in the rules. [17] Data shows that 6.6% of teachers in England, roughly one in 12, were absent from schools in England during the first week of the winter term. [18] 13 January –
The UK's rollout was among the fastest in the world with among the highest uptake in its first few months, [166] although vaccination rates had slowed down or plateaued by autumn 2021 due to lower uptake in younger age groups. [169] [170] Polling suggests the UK's level of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is among the world's lowest. [171] [172]
The number of UK COVID-19 deaths increases by more than 100 in a day for the first time, rising to 578, while a total of 11,568 have tested positive for the virus. [126] The government announces that some self-employed will be paid 80% of profits, up to £2,500 a month, to help them cope during the economic crisis triggered by COVID-19. [127]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/568) were introduced by way of a statutory instrument made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, using emergency powers available to him under sections 45B, 45F(2) and 45P(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. [1]