Prospect of people partying over New Year without Covid test ‘very worrying’

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Ministers want partygoers to take a lateral flow test before going out to celebrate NYE

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will not bring in further restrictions ahead of the New Year in England, unlike in Scotland and Wales.

 

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dose ant one with a brain think that all people who the government are telling it okay to go out and do for NYE are all going to take a test first or may be go out have great night sod test it may say best not go ffs

They are so difficult to do and take so long to give a result, I just will not bother. A valid excuse many are using.....

Good luck getting an LFT in England

But there aren't enough tests to go around. Who's going to get the scoop on where the billions for Serco test and trace went?

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