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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

It’s A Sin star Olly Alexander fights back tears as he learns show has increased HIV testing numbers

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It’s A Sin star Olly Alexander struggled to hold back tears as he discussed the impact the show has had during a Zoom reunion with the cast.  Appearing on Friday’s BBC Breakfast, the 30-year-old singer was left overwhelmed as he learned that the show had inspired a record number of people to get tested for … Read more

Captain Sir Tom Moore tested negative for coronavirus before testing positive after stay in hospital

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Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family have revealed he only tested positive for coronavirus after his ten-day stay in hospital being treated for pneumonia. The war veteran, 100, had been previously regularly screened for Covid-19, due to his age making him more vulnerable to the disease. He was clear of coronavirus on December 9 before he … Read more

Don’t panic over door-to-door testing, writes Professor BRENDAN WREN 

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Don’t panic. This is not doomsday. The sight of government testers going door-to-door in protective clothing, in search of the new Covid variants, might look like a scene from a horror movie, but there’s no cause for real alarm. Coronavirus mutations such as the so-called South African variant, which have emerged in recent weeks, are … 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