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Surge Covid testing is rolled out in Staffordshire

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Surge Covid testing is rolled out in Staffordshire after case of South Africa variant is detected in resident with no links to international travel Stafford Borough Council detected variant strain during a routine lab screening  They said there is no evidence of the strain now circulating in the community  Council is advising everyone in the … Read more

Coronavirus: Testing survey suggests headache and tiredness more common than fever

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Does UK need to overhaul its Covid symptom list? Cough, fatigue and headache are most common signs of illness, study claims – but they aren’t all eligible for swab tests ONS report found fewer than half get symptoms before testing positive Cough is the most common, but fever and anosmia further down the list Headache … Read more

Worchestershire covid: Door-to-door ‘surge testing’ for South African coronavirus variant spreads

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Door-to-door ‘surge testing’ for South African coronavirus variant spreads to two new postcodes in Worcestershire Worchestershire County Council set up surge testing in the WR3 postcode Mobile testing unit set up at The White Hart pub, Fernhill Heath, near Worcester  Drive-through testing site is planned for opening in the coming days  By Emer Scully For … Read more

Worchestershire covid: Door-to-door ‘surge testing’ for South African coronavirus variant spreads

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Door-to-door ‘surge testing’ for South African coronavirus variant spreads to two new postcodes in Worcestershire Worchestershire County Council set up surge testing in the WR3 postcode Mobile testing unit set up at The White Hart pub, Fernhill Heath, near Worcester  Drive-through testing site is planned for opening in the coming days  By Emer Scully For … Read more

Netflix is testing a ‘watch timer’ that pauses a TV programme or film if you fall asleep

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Never miss an episode again! Netflix is testing a ‘watch timer’ that pauses a TV programme or film if you fall asleep The feature lets you pick a period of time that Netflix will run before pausing Users can choose to pause after 15, 20 or 45 minutes, or at the end of an episode … Read more

Door-to-door testing for South African variant to start in Surrey

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Door-to-door testing for South African variant to start in Surrey after two people in Woking test positive for Covid despite not leaving country and having no links to previous cases By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 12:34 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 12:47 GMT, 1 February 2021 Residents in parts of … Read more

Captain Tom Moore is admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid, family reveal 

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Captain Sir Tom Moore is admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid as family reveal he has been treated for pneumonia over ‘past few weeks’ By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 17:14 GMT, 31 January 2021 | Updated: 17:22 GMT, 31 January 2021 Captain Tom Moore has been admitted to hospital after testing positive … Read more

We want roll-out of workplace Covid testing across UK

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The Mail on Sunday today launches a major campaign to roll out rapid Covid-19 testing in workplaces across Britain – and help reboot the economy. An investigation by this newspaper found that a string of giant companies had recorded astonishing successes in large-scale trials of regular testing for their employees.  John Lewis, Tata Steel, Jaguar … Read more

Number of people testing positive for Covid in England falls 17% in a week

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Coronavirus cases in England have fallen 17 per cent in a week amid brutal lockdown restrictions, official figures reveal. Test and Trace said 274,898 people tested positive for the virus in the week to January 20, the lowest number since before Christmas and the second week in a row a dip has been recorded. It … Read more