Following the prime minister’s announcement in the House of Commons yesterday on the ‘living with Covid’ plans, the Government has ended the requirement for staff in early years settings, and staff and children in schools in England, to test twice-weekly with immediate effect.
Updated Department for Education guidance also said that on 24 February, the guidance on tracing close contacts and self-isolation will be replaced by UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA guidance).
Free testing for the public will end in England from 1 April, with most people having to pay for lateral flow and PCR tests. There will be some exceptions, with free symptomatic tests remaining for NHS patients and in care homes, and some asymptomatic testing for both.
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