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Kent lorry chaos begins to ease with less than 2,000 drivers waiting to cross The Channel – after British and Polish army and French firefighters find just 36 Covid cases in testing drive

Lorry chaos has begun to ease in Kent but 1,600 drivers are still waiting to cross The Channel after spending Christmas Day separated from their families in their cabs and more are arriving ‘every hour’.  Despite efforts to help those stranded in their trucks get home before the festive season, thousands were still left waiting…

Scientists in Liverpool mass Covid testing trial defend rapid tests

Scientists involved in the UK’s first mass Covid testing trial, in Liverpool, have vigorously defended the use of rapid-result tests, following criticism from some health experts that they are too inaccurate to be helpful. Speaking as the first official data was released from the mass-testing pilot, Prof Louise Kenny, the head of the faculty of health and…

Coronavirus doctor: rapid, asymptomatic, mass testing may well have saved my dad’s life this week.

Dr. John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary had tests in the summer which implied that he probably had Covid without symptoms early in the pandemic. But last week he had a swab test that came back positive. So were those earlier test results misleading, or has he now had it twice? Go To Article Share…

Could quick COVID ‘antigen’ tests break the back of the pandemic

A new study suggests frequent rapid antigen testing could control the spread of the virus within weeks. A new study suggests the best way to curb the spread of COVID-19 quickly, during the wait for vaccines, is to make inexpensive, rapid, self-administered ‘antigen’ tests widely available so people can test themselves frequently. “That should give…

Oxford University and PHE confirm lateral flow tests show high specificity

Oxford University and PHE confirm lateral flow tests show high specificity and are effective at identifying most individuals who are infectious. Lateral Flow Tests are rapid turnaround tests that can process COVID-19 samples on site without the need for laboratory equipment, with most generating results in under half an hour. These new tests are being…