Nov 5, 2020
City-wide Covid-19 tests could free millions of people from self-isolation, a Government adviser has suggested, allowing people to “go about their business” again. Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, said the programme – about to be launched in Liverpool – could mean people are only told to self-isolate in the event […]
Nov 2, 2020
The first pilot scheme starting on Friday and offered to everyone in Liverpool, including schoolchildren. Tests will be provided in schools, universities, hospitals and at home. If the two-week pilot succeeds, millions of tests will be offered in cities across the...
Oct 9, 2020
Travellers to Italy are facing chaos after being told they can’t use NHS tests to meet a new requirement to prove they don’t have the virus on entering the country, and also learning some Italian airports are only offering the service nine to five. The plans of...
Oct 8, 2020
The pause of routine optometrist appointments has intensified the problem. Hardiman-McCartney adds: “Lockdown happened at the time of the year when children would have been studying for exams and would normally book in for an eye test. Instead they have gone through...
Oct 3, 2020
Individual NHS trusts and local GPs across the UK will be able to buy non-coronavirus check-ups, tests and operations at nearby private hospitals for the next four years, under a major new ‘pay as you go’ deal due to be unveiled within days. The Telegraph...
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