NHS England
The blood tests – which can tell whether someone has had Covid-19 – were previously described by prime minister Boris Johnson as “game-changing”.
Health secretary’s missing "cherry" not vital now, but it could be in the autumn.
The government has refused to reveal the multi-million pound price tags for the Nightingales, leading to accusations of a worrying lack of transparency.
Health secretary says all NHS England staff will need to wear surgical masks from June 15 to combat the spread of coronavirus.
NHS England has launched its test and trace system, hoping for it to be the lynchpin of the next phase of being able to lift lockdown restrictions. The new system will ask those displaying symptoms of coronavirus to isolate with their families and to contact NHS tracers to find out who else may have been exposed as Britain grapples with having one of the worst death ratios in the world.
The latest figures were released on Friday.
Health secretary Matt Hancock leads government’s daily press conference alongside England’s deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries and NHS England's medical director Dr Nikki Kanani. It comes after UK death toll rises by 384 in 24 hours bringing the total number of people who died of coronavirus to nearly 34,000.
A further 631 deaths have been confirmed in England, Scotland and Wales. Here's the latest.
Exclusive: new NHS England move affects adults and children in all wards, from A&E to maternity
"What we know about this disease is changing on a very fluid basis," one doctor warned, as medics are told to be aware of rare and unusual symptoms.