Plans for daily Covid tests in schools halted amid new variant
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kidsPlans for daily Covid tests in schools have been halted amid concerns over the new variant.The idea was that pupils who were identified as close contacts of a positive case would be tested daily for seven days, as an alternative to them having to self-isolate.Unveiled as a 'milestone moment' when it was unveiled by ministers, it was billed as a critical move in fighting the virus and helping pupils remain in school.But the proposal - and resulting pilot tests - were all based on fighting the virus prior to the new variant emerging.And with that having higher transmissibility, it's felt the seven-day test plan will not be.
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