COVID-19 testing
Community testing chief General Sir Gordon Messenger says the military-aided Liverpool scheme would be "undeliverable" for all areas in England.
A pilot in Liverpool will replace quarantine with regular coronavirus testing. Here's how it works and what it means.
The government says it is "useful" to create more capacity than is needed – but the tests would also be "useful" for these people.
Each new laboratory will be able to process up to 300,000 samples a day, the government has announced.
It is hoped the lateral flow tests can help identify those who unknowingly have the virus.
As NHS staff struggle to access vital testing, private tests are furthering the divide in an already increasingly unequal society, writes Dr Dominic Pimenta
The pharmacy, which has also launched 48-hour in-store tests, says the LumiraDx nasal swab is strictly for people without symptoms.
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Health secretary Matt Hancock said: "When you have a free service it’s inevitable that demand rises."
Edward Argar's comments come as research suggests thousands of teachers could be self-isolating amid a shortage of tests.