Symptoms or not, UK to pilot whole-city testing in Liverpool
4 years, 2 months ago

Symptoms or not, UK to pilot whole-city testing in Liverpool

Hindustan Times  

Everyone living or working in Liverpool will be offered Covid-19 testing from Friday, whether they have symptoms or not, in the first pilot of whole-city testing as England prepares for a month-long lockdown from Thursday following a surge in cases and deaths. Officials said on Tuesday that Liverpool residents and workers will be tested using a combination of existing swab tests, as well as new lateral flow tests which can rapidly turn around results within an hour without the need to be processed in a lab. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “These tests will help identify the many thousands of people in the city who don’t have symptoms but can still infect others without knowing. Dependent on their success in Liverpool, we will aim to distribute millions of these new rapid tests between now and Christmas and empower local communities to use them to drive down transmission in their areas.” Defence secretary Ben Wallace added: “We will be deploying 2,000 talented Armed Forces personnel to, once again, rise to the challenges posed by Covid-19 to ensure we go above and beyond for the Liverpool community…The military are uniquely placed to help with the fight against Covid-19.”

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2 years, 8 months ago

International Flight: UK Airport Warns COVID-19 Related Delays Could Last for Months

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3 years ago

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The Hindu  

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ABC  

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Daily Mail  

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The Independent  

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Covid testing before travel to the UK: the key questions and answers
3 years, 11 months ago

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Coronavirus: UK imposes mandatory Covid-19 tests for international travellers
4 years ago

Coronavirus: UK imposes mandatory Covid-19 tests for international travellers

Hindustan Times  

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Inside the UK’s botched Covid-19 Test to Release scheme
4 years ago

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Premier League: 40 COVID-19 cases among players, staff following tests
4 years ago

Premier League: 40 COVID-19 cases among players, staff following tests

The Hindu  

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US testing requirement for UK travellers may not be enough to contain Covid-19 variant. Here’s why
4 years ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Coronavirus News Updates: Karnataka govt says 10 UK returnees have tested COVID-19 positive in state so far
4 years ago

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Firstpost  

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Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says
4 years ago

Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says

The Independent  

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Premier League set to ramp up Covid testing for clubs in tier 4 amid coronavirus fears
4 years ago

Premier League set to ramp up Covid testing for clubs in tier 4 amid coronavirus fears

The Independent  

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Ipswich Town claim seven staff test positive for new coronavirus strain
4 years ago

Ipswich Town claim seven staff test positive for new coronavirus strain

Daily Mail  

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London to go into strictest restrictions as new variant of COVID-19 identified
4 years ago

London to go into strictest restrictions as new variant of COVID-19 identified

ABC  

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4 years, 1 month ago

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The Independent  

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UK to spend up to $57 billion on ‘Moonshot’ mass coronavirus Testing
4 years, 1 month ago

UK to spend up to $57 billion on ‘Moonshot’ mass coronavirus Testing

Hindustan Times  

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Coronavirus: 1M students to travel across UK when lockdown ends
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus: 1M students to travel across UK when lockdown ends

Daily Mail  

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Coronavirus UK: Rapid test trials miss over 50% of positive cases
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Rapid test trials miss over 50% of positive cases

Daily Mail  

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UK coronavirus lockdown tiers explained: Ultimate guide to the latest rules as London moves to tier 3
4 years, 2 months ago

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London to face tougher restrictions under Tier-2 COVID-19 risk alert from Saturday as cases continue to surge
4 years, 2 months ago

London to face tougher restrictions under Tier-2 COVID-19 risk alert from Saturday as cases continue to surge

Firstpost  

The tougher measures in Tier-2 impose a ban on mixing between different households, indoors in homes and pubs, bars and restaurants and the Tier 1 rule of six on gatherings outdoors continues to apply London: The UK capital, London, and its bordering county of Essex, currently in Tier 1 “medium” coronavirus risk level, will be moved to Tier 2 “high” …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Test and trace system ‘rendered ineffective’ by rate of infections, government scientific advisers believe

The Independent  

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London And Other English Cities Declared To Be At High Alert For COVID-19
4 years, 2 months ago

London And Other English Cities Declared To Be At High Alert For COVID-19

NPR  

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Premier League set to increase coronavirus testing
4 years, 3 months ago

Premier League set to increase coronavirus testing

Daily Mail  

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London put on Covid-19 watchlist as infection rate rises again across UK
4 years, 3 months ago

London put on Covid-19 watchlist as infection rate rises again across UK

Live Mint  

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Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19

The Independent  

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Widespread UK testing shortages could take weeks to resolve, Government admits
4 years, 3 months ago

Widespread UK testing shortages could take weeks to resolve, Government admits

ABC  

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UK arrivals to be tested for Covid 'as soon as practical', says Matt Hancock
4 years, 4 months ago

UK arrivals to be tested for Covid 'as soon as practical', says Matt Hancock

Daily Mail  

Matt Hancock today insisted coronavirus testing for arrivals in the UK will be introduced 'as soon as it is practical'. During an LBC radio phone-in today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government recognised how much strain 14-day quarantine was putting on the travel industry Airport chief executives claimed testing, alongside other measures, could save 110,000 jobs industry-wide. Led by …

As Fresh Cases Trigger Lockdown in UK, Here's How London Has Avoided a Second Covid-19 Wave So Far
4 years, 4 months ago

As Fresh Cases Trigger Lockdown in UK, Here's How London Has Avoided a Second Covid-19 Wave So Far

News 18  

Experts and policymakers are baffled on why London has not witnessed the second flare-up of coronavirus infections while other parts of the United Kingdom are reeling under fresh cases and new lockdown restrictions? In March this year, London was hit hard by the pandemic, where wards were converted to treat Covid-19 patients and temporary hospitals were set up in London’s …

Britain To Invest in Expansion Of Rapid Covid-19 Test Trials Amid Criticism Over Testing Backlog
4 years, 4 months ago

Britain To Invest in Expansion Of Rapid Covid-19 Test Trials Amid Criticism Over Testing Backlog

News 18  

LONDON: Britain on Thursday said it was investing to develop rapid COVID-19 tests, with a view to soon rolling out widespread, systematic testing to pick up outbreaks early, amid criticism over backlogs in its current testing system. The health ministry said it would put 500 million pounds into trials of rapid COVID-19 tests and into population-testing for the disease. Health …

MPs call for more coronavirus testing at airports, as holiday link increases
4 years, 4 months ago

MPs call for more coronavirus testing at airports, as holiday link increases

Dutch News  

MPs from across the political spectrum have called on the government to ramp up coronavirus testing at Dutch airports to make sure everyone arriving from a risky region can be tested on the spot. Public health boards found 170 had picked up the virus while abroad in the past week, compared with 113 in the previous seven day period, the …

Heathrow Airport unveils plans for COVID-19 testing facility to replace quarantine measures
4 years, 4 months ago

Heathrow Airport unveils plans for COVID-19 testing facility to replace quarantine measures

India TV News  

The UK's Heathrow Airport, one of the world’s busiest hub airports, on Wednesday unveiled a new coronavirus testing facility which it hopes will help cut down the compulsory 14-day quarantine period currently required for travellers into the UK from most countries. Heathrow said it has been working with aviation services company Collinson and logistics firm Swissport on a testing facility …

Britain to bring in mass testing to curb spread of COVID-19
4 years, 4 months ago

Britain to bring in mass testing to curb spread of COVID-19

India Today  

Britain plans to bring in regular, population-wide testing for COVID-19 so it can suppress the spread of the virus and limit restrictions that have crippled one of the worst-hit countries in the world. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government was trialing a range of new, faster tests that can give instant results and hoped to roll them out towards …

Britain to Roll Out Millions of 90-minute Coronavirus Tests to Boost Capacity
4 years, 5 months ago

Britain to Roll Out Millions of 90-minute Coronavirus Tests to Boost Capacity

News 18  

Millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out to British hospitals, care homes and laboratories to boost capacity in the coming months, the country’s health minister said on Monday. “The fact these tests can detect flu, as well as COVID-19, will be hugely beneficial as we head into winter, so patients can …

Coronavirus UK: Government launches new test and trace drive
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Government launches new test and trace drive

Daily Mail  

The Government will launch a new NHS Test and Trace public health campaign in a desperate bid to improve the lagging system after it emerged a third of contacts are still being missed. Some 81 per cent of contacts reached were able to give details of one or more contacts There has been a gradual increase in the percentage of …

Coronavirus UK news live: Latest updates as rapid one-hour tests to be rolled out in hospitals
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus UK news live: Latest updates as rapid one-hour tests to be rolled out in hospitals

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Full list of Covid-19 rates across England
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: Full list of Covid-19 rates across England

The Independent  

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Coronavirus England: Which areas face lockdown after Leicester?
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus England: Which areas face lockdown after Leicester?

Daily Mail  

Thirty-six authorities in England have suffered a spike in coronavirus cases over the past fortnight, official figures revealed today — as Leicester became the UK's first area to be hit by a 'local lockdown'. In comparison, Leicester has recorded a 5 per cent jump in cases – going from 39 cases registered between June 13-19 to 41 in the following …

Coronavirus shielding has impacted Liverpool more than any other UK region
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus shielding has impacted Liverpool more than any other UK region

The Independent  

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Hull City confirm two people from club test positive for coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Hull City confirm two people from club test positive for coronavirus

India TV News  

English Championship side Hull City on Sunday confirmed that two people at the club have tested positive for COVID-19. "Hull City can confirm that two people have tested positive for COVID-19 following the first round of testing at the training ground," a statement on the club's website, hullcitytigers.com, read. Earlier, Premier League side Bournemouth confirmed that an unnamed player is …

Coronavirus: Two more positive Premier League Covid-19 tests
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Two more positive Premier League Covid-19 tests

The Hindu  

Two individuals returned positive results in the latest round of coronavirus testing in the Premier League, it has been confirmed. READ| A Premier League statement read: "The Premier League can today confirm that on Tuesday May 19, Thursday May 21 and Friday May 22, 996 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. "Previously, 748 players and club staff were …

Coronavirus UK: Heathrow boss demands mass airport screenings
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Heathrow boss demands mass airport screenings

Daily Mail  

The boss of Heathrow is urging ministers to introduce mass screening at airports, the Daily Mail can reveal. Passengers from the Holland America Line ship Zaandam walk through arrivals in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, after flying back on a repatriation flight from Florida The airport's boss John Holland-Kaye has written to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock to …

Brighton's stadium to become coronavirus testing centre
4 years, 8 months ago

Brighton's stadium to become coronavirus testing centre

The Hindu  

Brighton's Amex stadium is the latest British sports venue to be turned into a coronavirus testing centre, the Premier League club confirmed on Sunday. The Tottenham Hotspur stadium and the home of English rugby, Twickenham, have also been converted into drive-through testing facilities as part of the British government's effort to increase testing for thousands more National Health Service staff …

UK turns to private sector to boost virus testing capacity
4 years, 9 months ago

UK turns to private sector to boost virus testing capacity

Al Jazeera  

Millions of coronavirus tests will be distributed in the United Kingdom in the coming months, officials have pledged, following criticism that the government has moved too slowly. After England’s chief medical officer conceded on Tuesday that there were lessons to be learned from Germany on testing, the Conservative government is again turning to the country’s private sector, saying it aimed …

UK doctor issues warning on UK testing after testing positive to coronavirus COVID-19, says 'everyone needs their own thermometer'
4 years, 9 months ago

UK doctor issues warning on UK testing after testing positive to coronavirus COVID-19, says 'everyone needs their own thermometer'

ABC  

When London-based cardiologist Dr Mark Gallagher left work at a coronavirus-hit hospital just over a fortnight ago with a 37.9 degrees Celsius fever, he feared the worst. "Of course, they were fully alerted to the problem in the first week of January, so the response is extremely disappointing," Dr Gallagher told the ABC via videocall. Last week, Prime Minister Boris …

UK coronavirus: Criticism over testing as officials release guidance on who to save first
4 years, 9 months ago

UK coronavirus: Criticism over testing as officials release guidance on who to save first

CNN  

London CNN — The UK will test 100,000 people per day for coronavirus by the end of this month, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Thursday. Hancock set out the government’s order of priority for testing people for coronavirus: Patients first, expanding to NHS staff and their families, critical key workers third and “over time we will expand to community.” …

Coronavirus: UK citizens worried about lack of testing as cases rise
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: UK citizens worried about lack of testing as cases rise

India Today  

Citizens in the UK are worried about lack of testing among citizens for the novel coronavirus even after the World Health Organisation recommended countries to test more to identify more infections. Jai and his 11-year-old daughter Shivani who got food poisoning and later developed symptoms similar to Covid-19, said the NHS asked them to self-isolate for seven days and later …

UK coronavirus cases surge by 2,000 in a WEEK
4 years, 9 months ago

UK coronavirus cases surge by 2,000 in a WEEK

Daily Mail  

The UK's coronavirus outbreak is one of the fastest escalating epidemics in Europe, official statistics have revealed. Boris Johnson said in a conference today: 'At the moment the disease is proceeding in a way that does not seem, yet, to be responding to our interventions' – he urged people to follow the advice to not go out in public or …

NHS introduces drive-through coronavirus tests
4 years, 10 months ago

NHS introduces drive-through coronavirus tests

Daily Mail  

The NHS is introducing drive-through coronavirus tests where people are checked for the disease from the comfort of their car, as part of efforts to ease pressure on hospitals. The NHS is introducing drive-through coronavirus tests to ease pressure on hospitals The new 'drive thru' scheme will be launched in central London and involves those getting tested for the virus …

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