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England's Covid testing blitz began today, with everyone in the country now able to get swabbed twice a week in the aim of getting life back to normal. Boots and local pharmacies are now offering lateral flow tests that adults can go in and pick up for free, even if they don't have any symptoms of the virus. Matt Hancock credited the scheme as being 'one of our most effective weapons in tackling this virus' and the Health Secretary said the campaign would cut the spread of asymptomatic Covid, which is a huge driver of the pandemic. But experts today warned the scheme - which is entirely reli...

Government officials have reportedly begun talks with hotel groups over plans It comes after ministers asked officials to look into a quarantine hotel scheme Similar hotel schemes are used in countries such as Australia and New Zealand In Australia, travellers have to pay up to £1,500 to cover cost of two week stay Hotel system could be used to help prevent spread of new Covid strains in UK 

Cutting the quarantine period for people who have been in contact with an infected person to one week and requiring them to test negative on the last day would be just as effective as the existing government advice of 14 days, a study claims.  Currently, a person who tests positive for coronavirus is told to self-isolate for two weeks, as are people they may have come into contact with.  But researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine created a computer model to see how reducing the quarantine period for contacts affected the spread of the virus.  The findings indi...

EXCLUSIVE: Innova coronavirus test put into NHS packaging for 'flexible use' Manufacturer instructions say it is for professional use on people with symptoms But Department of Health is giving it to people without symptoms to self-test Experts said rebrand was 'unusual' and wouldn't be needed for a quality product  Scientists warn the self-test kit isn't fit for purpose and its use should be stopped

Professor Jon Deeks, a biostatistician from the University of Birmingham, accused the Government of making lateral flow tests seem 'better than they are' Boris Johnson's extortionate Operation Moonshot mass-swabbing scheme could accelerate Covid's spread because the tests are so inaccurate, a top expert has warned.   Professor Jon Deeks, a testing expert at the University of Birmingham, accused the Government of making lateral flow tests seem 'better than they are' in a bid to justify the £100billion scheme. Professor Deeks and other scientists are concerned that the tests are significan...