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The detection of a new Covid variant, Omicron, has triggered change for travellers coming back into the UK. With the need for a PCR test and self-isolation back on the menu, many holidaymakers are faced with added costs when coming back to the UK. From Wednesday December 1, PCR tests are required to come back […]
A relatively recent change to move away from pcr testing to lateral flow testing. lateral flow tests are cheaper but the disadvantage is they cannot be sequenced to be able to identify the variant. they were originally phased out a month or so ago. because the suggestion was with no variants of concern that we knew were circulating there was not necessarily a need to be able to identify it. some epidemiologists said that this was too early, obviously the point of having these pcr tests on entry was that you were able to identify these variants as they come in and that there is a sort of essent...
Of october for england, the 31st for scotland, wales and northern ireland, a relatively recent change to move away from pcr testing to lateral flow testing. lateral flow tests are cheaper but the disadvantage is they cannot be sequenced to be able to identify the variant. they were originally phased out a month or so ago. because the suggestion was with no variants of concern that we knew were circulating there was not necessarily a need to be able to identify it. some epidemiologists said that this was too early, obviously the point of having these pcr tests on entry was that you were able to...
The Royal Ulster Winter Fair will be streamed online this year, direct from the action taking place at Balmoral Park on December 9.
Also, the booster campaign chris was talking about, those third doses, has really been gathering pace. 85% of over 805 in england have had that third dose. it is worth saying that building up that immunity has come to a certain extent at a price. in terms of the number of people in the summer that had to go into hospital or lost their lives. another 1200 deaths due to covid in the most recent week. but politicians seem to be indicating that the chance of big, severe restrictions coming in seems unlikely at the moment. instead, some changes to guidance. chris was mentioning the changes in north...