Daily Covid testing plans 'paused' in English schools

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PHE says potential benefits of daily testing unclear in light of emergence of new variant

The government has told schools to pause the daily coronavirus testing of students and staff in England, five weeks after it was announced as a “milestone moment” by the education secretary, Gavin Williamson.

 

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