Health
Government rolls out rapid Covid testing programme despite controversy and criticism – The Independent
Scientists warn that dependence on rapid testing devices, capable of detecting roughly 50% of infections, is ‘seriously dangerous’
The government is set to roll out asymptomatic testing across the whole of England in a bid to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus, despite concerns surrounding the accuracy of the results.
As part of efforts to scale up community-based screening with symptomless infections accounting for roughly one-third of all cases Downing Street has announced that lateral flow tests capable of returning a result within 30 minutes will be made available to all members of the public from next week.
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