A health worker prepares a shot of COVID-19 vaccine
The health ministry said rapid test kits would be made available to collect from Monday at more than 500 locations
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- Last Updated:February 28, 2021, 07:29 IST
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All households in England with school or college-aged children will be offered two rapid COVID-19 tests per person per week to support the government’s priority to get young people back in the classroom, the health ministry said on Sunday. Last week British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a phased plan to end England’s latest COVID-19 lockdown, offering a “cautious” approach to try to prevent a return to wholesale restrictions that have hobbled the economy.
He said the first stage would prioritise schools returning on March 8 when only minimal socialising outdoors would be allowed. The health ministry said rapid test kits would be made available to collect from Monday at more than 500 locations, or through workplace testing and local community…