RE: Daily ‘moonshot’ tests for Covid-19 will not given out by NHS – the public will have to pay22 Sep 2020 02:16
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Dido Harding, head of the government’s beleaguered test-and-trace programme, has suggested rapid coronavirus tests might be a “business and consumer product” for symptom-free people.
The comments prompted claims from Labour that a “two-tier ‘pay-to-hug’” system was being considered.
The Department of Health and Social Care said: “We are investing in new, faster tests to be available to the public, for free, through NHS Test and Trace for those who need it.
“Deploying the next generation of tests, which may reduce the need for social distancing in specific circumstances, will require a collaboration between businesses, government and the NHS. We continue to explore these options,” it added.