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New study to see if daily tests could mean people exposed to Covid-19 don t have to isolate
Officials hope to determine whether people who ve been in close contact with a coronavirus might be able to avoid 10 days of self-isolation
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A new Public Health England study is set to explore whether those exposed to Covid-10 really need to self-isolate for 10 days.
Government to launch 40,000 person daily contact testing study
New study to offer daily rapid testing to contacts of positive COVID-19 cases.
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2 May 2021
A new study led by Public Health England and NHS Test and Trace will help increase understanding of how effective daily contact testing could be for people who are contacts of positive COVID-19 cases. It is to be used as an alternative to self-isolation.
Daily coronavirus tests will be given to as many as 40,000 people who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, in a new government-backed study designed to gather evidence on safe alternatives to self-isolation for people who are contacts of positive COVID-19 cases.
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People who come into contact with someone with coronavirus may not have to self-isolate any more, if a new government trial proves successful.
Instead, they will have to take a covid test every day.