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DfE requests ‘rapid’ health advice on school Covid test
Minister Vicky Ford reveals DfE has asked for fresh advice from Test and Trace and Public Health England about its controversial Covid testing plan
18 January 2021
Exclusive: Most schools ‘finding zero Covid cases’
Early findings from the new lateral-flow Covid tests in schools raise concerns that the tests are not picking up cases
18 January 2021
DfE Covid test plan ‘goes against manufacturer’s guide’
Schools’ rapid Covid tests should not be used as ‘sole basis for infection control decisions’, say instruction notes
18 January 2021
School Covid test plan in ‘chaos’ after doubts raised
Medical regulator says close contacts of coronavirus cases should continue to self-isolate
15 January 2021
‘Serious questions’ over school Covid tests, say heads
Heads’ union questions school Covid test rollout after reports that the MHRA has not approved the school testing plan
15 January 2021
Exclusive: Health chiefs warn schools over Covid tests
Local public health bosses advise schools not to use new ‘unreliable’ rapid tests on close contacts of pupils with Covid
15 January 2021
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