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On the virus. lateral flow tests are absolutely essential to keeping us protected and to keep our economy open. there is another potential threat to staffing levels on the horizon. all health care workers in england with direct contact with patients need to have had two covid jabs by the end of march or they risk losing theirjobs. one nhs boss acknowledges that could affect around 10% of his workforce. we have approximately 1a,000 staff at king's... so you could lose more than 1,000 staff? it's an extreme position. but i am confident, and we're already seeing a number of staff choosing to be v...

Available, supply issues aside, for all of us to use regularly. he has said we should transition as he put it from a period of pandemic to endemic where coronavirus is something we would deal with cyclically on our yearly basis. let's speak to thorrun govind, chair of the royal pharmaceutical society in england. what would you think of the notion of lateral flow tests at sometime in the future not being free? i of lateral flow tests at sometime in the future not being free?- the future not being free? i think the future not being free? i think the important — the future not being free? i thi...

Have two negative tests on consecutive days, as we do now with day six and seven, then it's a good thing to keep under review. some experts agree a five—day isolation period could be safely introduced. you're generally infectious for about two days before you develop symptoms to about three, maybe four days afterwards, so limiting the cut—off point to five days wouldn't really substantially increased risk. so you think the advantages outweigh any possible risks? that would have considerable benefits in terms of staffing without significantly increasing the risk of disease transmission, so ...

Hello, welcome to bbc news — i'm victoria derbyshire and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson is currently meeting his top team and they're expected not to impose any further covid restrictions in england — that's despite the current high levels of infection in the country. it comes as the health service is under increasing strain from covid — more trusts in england declare critical incidents — and 17 hospitals in greater manchester put some non urgent surgery on hold. the government's finalising plans to drop the requirement in england that peopl...

I'm intrigued in the story, because one of the bits of the good news, the predeparture tests have been scrapped and it looks like day two tests will be replaced by some lateral flow tests which are honestly a lot cheaper and don't require any kind of booking and all the rest of it, but the telegraph has a story saying that some kids are actually going to be grounded, as it puts it, because the vaccine passport rules mean that unless you have got the app, which most kids don't have on their phone, unless they get a letter printed out, they cannot travel, and also some children not yet eligible ...