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Uk health security agency published studio: we are going to leave the house of commons for a moment, although you can continue watching on the bbc parliament channel if you so wish. the prime minister has announced that from four oclock in the morning the predeparture test for arrivals back into the uk will be scrapped, no more pcr or lateral flow test will be required for people coming into the country which is what the travel industry has been hoping for and we will come back to that shortly. ...

Notified. other countries like canada have already made this change and it has been made possible because lateral flow tests are now widely available and work well and also and also really importantly, the test and protect the system can start contact tracing on the strength of a reported positive lateral flow result as well as a pcr. crucially, at time is a very high levels of a false positive lateral flow test result is very low indeed, around just three in 10,000. the safest thing to do at th...

Around 15% of the workforce there have covid or are isolating. from pausing procedures to critical incidents, several hospital trusts in england and one in wales have now taken steps to cope with the pressure. if you have been waiting for a hip operation or something along those lines, you are going to be delayed in that and that doesnt feel like a minor issue for those people, so we will see some additional challenges for people facing further delays and that then adds to the ongoing issue of b...

Quick lateral flow, pcr services when you can get a quick lateralflow, get pcr services when you can get a quick lateral flow, get it done, assuming supplies are there. a that is an issue from _ assuming supplies are there. a that is an issue from some of our viewers who say there are none in my local pharmacy have nothing of the website, but that is a separate issue and not your area of expertise, i know, robert. can i read you some e—mails from viewers? fixed distant on twitter says "bargain...

Time when the virus is so prevalent and widespread.— and widespread. essentially, assuming — and widespread. essentially, assuming the _ and widespread. essentially, assuming the government i and widespread. essentially, - assuming the government assigns this off, what were saying is if you have a positive lateral flow you are very likely to get a positive pcr so you carry on, as you have got covid, start isolating immediately and that should reduce the time you are self—isolating because ...

We still need to take steps to ensure our testing capacity reaches those who need it most. we will be suspending the need to do a pcr to confirm the result of a positive lateral flow test. from next tuesday, if you test positive, you should just record that result and begin self—isolation. the latest figures show the uk has reported just under 200,000 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 2a hours. the latest figures from the office of national statistics also suggest that 3.7 million peopl...

This is bbc news, im annita mcveigh. the headlines at 11... borisjohnson is currently meeting his top team, and theyre expected not to impose any further covid restrictions in england. thats despite the current high levels of infection in the country. the nhs is under increasing strain from coronavirus — more trusts in england declare critical incidents — and 17 hospitals in greater manchester put some non urgent surgery on hold. the governments finalising plans to drop the requirement in en...

Criminal damage when that statue of the slave trader, edward colston, was torn down in bristol injune 2020. back to coronavirus. nicola sturgeon has announced that the isolation period in scotland will be cut from to seven days from ten as of midnight, if people have negative lateral flow tests for the last two days, and have no fever. it now brings the country in line with the rest of the uk. scotlands restrictions on social distancing, large gatherings and table service in hospitality will rem...

Report your results online so that test and protect can commence the contact tracing process and give you advice as quickly as possible. nicola sturgeon. vulnerable primary school children in northern ireland are expected to be offered a low—dose covid—19 vaccine in the coming weeks, in line with the rest of the uk. last month, the governments vaccine advisors said five to 11—year—olds with an underlying health condition — or who live with someone who is immunosuppressed — should rec...

Will be asked. these plans that we understand are being finalised on testing because we know there has been massive testing pressure, a massive increase in demand, so possible changes which may be we will hear more detail on later for people who do not have symptoms assure positive on a lateral flow test too, so lots of meetings happening this morning but we should get a clearer idea in parliament later. , ., ., , ., get a clearer idea in parliament later. , ., ., , later. plenty for opposition ...