CYP Now - Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 24 November

Schools and early years settings may be among those to trial regular Covid-19 testing instead of self-isolation for those who have been in contact with confirmed coronavirus cases, the government has said.

Teachers and early years staff may be regularly tested for Covid-19. Picture: Adobe Stock

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Schools to pilot regular Covid-19 testing

Education settings, which may include schools and early years providers, will be among those to implement regular Covid-19 testing as an alternative to self-isolation, Boris Johnson has announced.

Revealing the government’s ‘Winter Covid plan’ which details restrictions as the second national lockdown lifts on December 2, the Prime Minister said repeated testing will be piloted in “education settings” but did not clarify which types of settings it will apply to.

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