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The number of people being randomly tested in the community for covid 19 is to be increased in england from 28,000 to 150,000 a fortnight. The office for National Statistics says the survey taken from a random sample of the population can give a clearer picture of the true spread of the virus. Our Health CorrespondentRichard Galpin reports. Swipe to the back of the throat, both sides by the tonsils. It might make you gag. Volunteers carrying out coronavirus testing as part of the Household Infection survey run by the office for National Statistics. The survey described by the government as the most important indicator as to how the virus is spreading in the country. And now its to be expan ....
Universities write to the uk education secretary calling for more money to help with the cost of taking in extra students following a government u turn on a level grades. And coming up this hour, the three victorian forts originally built to defend england against the french going up for sale. Hello and welcome. If you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The number of people being randomly tested in the community to track the prevalence of covid 19 is to be incased up in england. From october, 150,000 people will be tested every fortnight as part of the office for National Statistics programme which is separate from the Mass Testing Programme of people who have symptoms. The figure is up from the 28,000 in england who are currently sent a home testing kit. Testing will also ....
The us democrats formally choose joe biden as their president ial candidate at the partys online convention. And hands free driving could arrive on uk roads by spring next year as the government launches a consultation on the technology. Theres going to be a big expansion in free coronavirus testing to help monitor the spread of covid 19 across the uk. From october, 150,000 people will be tested every fornight as part of the 0ns household survey. The health secretary, matt hancock, has said the expansion of testing in the community will give the government a better understanding of where the virus is spreading. To be more accurate, to get more localised information, to have more nuance in the information we get, we are going to expand it, essentially by almost ten times, so that we get more detailed information about where the virus is taking root, about whether thats men or women, about which parts of the country, so that we can better manage in a more targeted way the measures that w ....