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Ventilation in pubs and restaurants must be improved to prevent another spike in coronavirus following the reopening of outdoor hospitality in England, doctors have warned.
The British Medical Association (BMA) said the Government has clearly conveyed the “hands, face, space” message, but more needs to be done to guard against airborne transmission of the virus.
Pubs, bars and restaurants, workplaces and other public settings should be given ventilation guidance as they welcome the public indoors again, the BMA added.
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Ventilation in pubs and restaurants must be improved to prevent another spike in coronavirus following the reopening of outdoor hospitality in England, doctors have warned.
The British Medical Association (BMA) said the Government has clearly conveyed the “hands, face, space” message, but more needs to be done to guard against airborne transmission of the virus.
Proactive surge testing for new Covid-19 variants is needed to help officials “get ahead of the infection”, a public health director has said.
Professor Kevin Fenton, London’s regional director of Public Health England (PHE), said more genetic sequencing of positive coronavirus tests had identified cases of the South African variant in the capital.
Additional testing facilities have been set up in parts of London to process hundreds of thousands of residents following the detection of cases of the variant of concern.
On Wed 14 April, 2,491 new cases and 38 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were reported across the UK.
Proactive surge testing for new Covid-19 variants is needed to help officials “get ahead of the infection”, a public health director has said.
Professor Kevin Fenton, London’s regional director of Public Health England (PHE), said more genetic sequencing of positive coronavirus tests had identified cases of the South African variant in the capital.
Additional testing facilities have been set up in parts of London to process hundreds of thousands of residents following the detection of cases of the variant of concern.
On Wed 14 April, 2,491 new cases and 38 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were reported across the UK.
Proactive surge testing for new Covid-19 variants is needed to help officials “get ahead of the infection”, a public health director has said.
Professor Kevin Fenton, London’s regional director of Public Health England (PHE), said more genetic sequencing of positive coronavirus tests had identified cases of the South African variant in the capital.
Additional testing facilities have been set up in parts of London to process hundreds of thousands of residents following the detection of cases of the variant of concern.
On Wed 14 April, 2,491 new cases and 38 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were reported across the UK.