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The result of their post—arrival test. and from 4am on sunday morning, they wont have to take a pcr test within two days of arriving into england. they can take a lateral flow test instead, although that cant be a free nhs one. if they test positive, they must take a pcr, and that can be a free nhs test. now, this has been welcomed by travel businesses, who had said that the testing measures introduced to stem the spread of 0micron were holding back the sectors recovery. firms are now feeling ...

And to laugh or not to laugh. a warning that �*cancel culture could wipe out comedy. hello and welcome to bbc news. people with covid in england can now stop self—isolating after a week — following two negative lateral flow tests — effectively opening up christmas for thousands of people. the health secretary says its to ease disruption to peoples lives, and comes after the prime minister ruled out imposing further covid restrictions in england at this stage. so, from today, in england, ...

Shes a professor of epidemiology at university college london, and has published a paper on the effectiveness of lateral flows. are lateral flows as good as pcr is at showing someone has covid? this is what the government is saying, the direction of travel.— the direction of travel. yes, i think they — the direction of travel. yes, i think they are _ the direction of travel. yes, i think they are better - the direction of travel. yes, i think they are better at - the direction of travel. yes...

Numbers are relatively modest, 100,000, is because thats the number of the government is confident it can actually be certain it can supply the tests for five weeks, and the risk of a more ambitious number of it not being able to deliver. that may be the scepticaljournalist in me, i dont know what you think. i scepticaljournalist in me, i dont know what you think.— scepticaljournalist in me, i dont know what you think. i think you are sot on. i know what you think. i think you are spot on- i d...

Increase in students absent as well, 159,000 who were absent after testing positive for covid. the issue schools are grappling with, the bbc has spoken to hundreds of them around the country, the picture different depending on where you are, some schools more impacted than others, they are having to find creative solutions, some schools moving classrooms into assembly halls to cover for those classes that they cannot find temporary staff of four, otherwise known as supply teachers. the governmen...

From home where possible will remain in place and so will for the immediate period will be the advised to limit contact with people in other households and to limit the number of households in any indoor gathering to a maximum of three. we are not asking people to cut all social interaction because that is not practical and also has a serious impact on mental health and well—being. we are trying to limit social interaction because it remains a sensible step and it helps to stem increases in tr...

About the strategy. this is the balanced and the proportionate approach that weve taken to covid. weve been able to keep this country open, keep our economy moving — more open than any other comparable economy in europe, and they know it, mr speaker. with a huge rise in cases, the testing system has been under strain, so today, a change in england and wales. if you dont have covid symptoms and your lateral flow test is positive, youll still have to isolate but wont have to confirm the result w...

The professor chris whitty said yesterday in an evening press conference when he said that positive lateral flow test was a very good marker of infectious disease. if a negative lateral flow test could actually be an indicator that someone does not need to be in isolation, could the government explore that? i think we do need to find ways to alleviate these staff shortages. it is a big problem and when you say that quite a few of your members are experiencing staff shortages, which particular bu...

Well, we thought wed come to the local pharmacy to see if they have any lateral flow test, but you dont need to go in to see that they are out of stock. so lets try this one. staff suggested we go down the road to another pharmacy. well, i got lucky. the pharmacist here does have a box of tests. he says, in fact, he gets a delivery every day, but as soon as people find out that hes got them, they can run out in half an hour just because of the sheer size of the demand for them. eve burke, a teac...

But he has just cancelled a news conference scheduled forjanuary 6th, claiming "total bias and dishonesty" of what he called "the january 6th unselect committee" and "fake news media" — one reading of which is that the pressure may be starting to bite. mark lobel, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the time is ii:a6am. 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 infec...