Minister explains how rapid Covid testing will mean students can go home for Christmas
manchestereveningnews.co.ukhereShe explained: “We’re working with universities to facilitate as much testing as possible but our target will be those universities that have had higher infection rates, or in areas that have higher R rates, also those that have higher percentages of vulnerable students such as BAME.“But fundamental to this plan, is the fact that the four weeks of national restrictions mean that the risk that these students pose is much more reduced.“That unlocks the opportunity to go home and feel a lot safer in doing so.”Durham University is already running a pilot project for rapid Covid-19 testing – including identifying those who might be infectious but have no symptoms.The Lateral Flow Test (LFT), which delivers results in just 30 minutes, uses a.
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