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System of using pcr tests has good reasoning behind it. the rationale for keeping the pcr testing in particular rather than lateral flow testing is it does enable you to do the genome sequencing of potential new variants. that has been the argument for keeping it as a pcr test. we also want to try to help people get back to life as normal. so, if a case can be made for changes, then obviously well consider that, but i have to stress that no decisions have been made on this at the moment. im join...

This is bbc news. the headlines at 11. major changes to international travel rules are due to be announced for england — the amber travel list of countries could be scrapped. also — fully vaccinated travellers may no longer have to take costly pcr tests — but ministers are urging caution. the rationale for keeping pcr testing in particular rather than lateral flow testing is it does enable you to do the genome sequencing of potential new variants. thats been the argument for keeping it as ...

Industry for many weeks now since the announcement on the 19th that this was a potential. we have been working very hard lobbying behind the scenes, working alongside other trade bodies. our members and to ensure that the government understands whether charges are with this, and we are strongly pleased they have decided to drop this, we can now focus on the future and we work towards building confidence with our workforce and our customers again, and reinforcing those communications, keeping peo...

That this was a potential. we have been working very hard lobbying behind the scenes, working alongside other trade bodies. our members and to ensure that the government understands whether charges are with this, and we are strongly pleased they have decided to drop this, we can now focus on the future and we work towards building confidence with our workforce and our customers again, and reinforcing those communications, keeping people safe, as you could appreciate, because that is still an imp...

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Have already operates? interesting question. very little is the answerl question. very little is the answer to that question. we dont even know if we are included as one of the 500 companies. if we were included we dont know how the testing will operate, so to be quite honest, we havent got a clue. this all changed over the weekend about including freight companies or haulage companies, but very little has come out from government so there has been a distinct lack of clarity over what the rules ...

Absolutely, it would. do not forget, the food industry and many of our members kept theirfactories running right through the dark days of the pandemic, before we had the vaccinations. we were really good at keeping our employees safe, through the adoption of lateral flow testing. in fairness, the adoption of lateral flow testing. infairness, in the adoption of lateral flow testing. in fairness, in support by the government, who were helpful. we want to protect our employees, without our employee...

Bulletins and in other places the case graph goes all the way back. and it does make clear that cases are still not back to where they were at the peak of reported cases in january. were at the peak of reported cases injanuary. it certainly is the case that there is more testing because of lateral flow testing. but if you take that out and you look at the more established pcr test, it is not hugely different now from what it was back at the peak in january and into february. of course, there is ...

Extremely difficult time, so you are bound to have strongly held views. i think the letters and e—mails you have read out then itjust shows the different types of opinion we are having to deal with, which is entirely right. peoples the use need to be expressed and we need to take them on board. we have tried to take them on board. we have tried to take a balanced approach. that isnt always straightforward. certainly you have got people whose businesses depend on opening up onjuly the 19th and ...