Tag: Testing
about 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Pacific Ocean: Mysterious 'skin-like' golden orb found on the ocean floor near the Alaska coast

According to scientists, the orb has a skin-like texture

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over 1 year ago
manchesterworld.uk

Greater Manchester emergency crews take part in night time joint large scale terror attack training

The training is to prepare emergency services in the event of something similar to the Manchester Arena bombing of 2017

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over 1 year ago
yorkshirepost.co.uk

Yorkshire sewage dumping: ‘It’s an open sewer. When you look at these banks, they could be so lov...

It’s a battle that began with citizen science; with fishermen and swimmers, fed up with the murky waters. Digging dee...

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almost 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Lexus hints at personalised sports EV with ‘manual’ gearbox

Brand says it could use electric tech to offer driving experience tailored to owners’ individual tastes

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about 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Canada to end Covid vaccine and face mask rules for travellers

The Canadian government is relaxing the country’s remaining Covid border restrictions

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over 2 years ago
sunderlandecho.com

Where to get a coronavirus test in Sunderland: how can I get tested for Covid?

Testing is no longer free for the majority of us, but where can people in Sunderland still find out if they have Covid?

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over 2 years ago
sunderlandecho.com

Where to get a coronavirus test in Sunderland: how can I get tested for Covid?

Testing is no longer free for the majority of us, but where can people in Sunderland still find out if they have Covid?

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Heads accuse Government of ‘ignoring Covid’ by ending publication of school coronavirus data

Pupil absences rose as schools prepared to break up for Easter - but it is no longer known what proportion of absence...

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

GCSEs and A-levels 2022: Teenagers in England can miss an exam if they are Covid positive

Teenagers who test positive for Covid are advised to stay at home for three days during their GCSE and A-level exams....

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Ministers refuse to pay 'VIP lane' Covid contract firm £8.9m for lateral flow tests

York-based Abingdon Health has made 60 staff redundant and says there are no legal grounds for the money to be withheld

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

180,000 Covid infections per day still being missed from Government figures

An average of 101,000 cases of coronavirus per day were recorded from January 16 to 22, according to the Government's...

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almost 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

'Government-approved PCR provider sent us negative results before we'd taken our Covid tests'

Angeles Rodriguez and her family's fit-to-fly negative results were time stamped for six hours before the time they w...

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almost 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Key workers and vulnerable people will be prioritised for Covid-19 tests if necessary

Key workers and vulnerable people will be able to jump the queue for Covid-19 tests if necessary

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almost 3 years ago
thestar.com

Rapid tests selling online for inflated prices highlights COVID-19 testing inequity in GTA

Posters on Craigslist and TikTok were asking anywhere between $80 and $100 per box of five tests.

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almost 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

How lateral flow and PCR tests work on Omicron - and whether cases are missed

The Government will be expected to alert all PCR testing laboratories in the UK to look out for Omicron

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almost 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Schools in England told to set up Covid-19 testing stations for return to class after Christmas

Headteachers said that the Government had left them with too little time to order test kits, and that the process sho...

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almost 3 years ago
thestar.com

Ontario pharmacies to offer COVID-19 tests for people with symptoms

Some pharmacies in Ontario will soon be providing tests for people with COVID-19 symptoms, Premier Doug Ford confirme...

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Sajid Javid set to axe worst private Covid-19 test providers as Government-approved firms criticised

The official government website is still listed Qured, which has consistently been criticised by customers on gov.uk

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Gavin Williamson to scrap school bubbles from 19 July amid self-isolation 'chaos'

For many schools, this decision would come in the final week of the summer term - but may save summer catch-up plans

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over 3 years ago
thestar.com

Stephen Lecce said COVID-19 wasn’t spreading in schools. Internal documents show Ontario’s educat...

New Ontario research now indicates school outbreaks, when they occur, are relatively well contained. There is also ev...

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Twirls, Capri-Suns and 988 bags of crisps: Full list of taxpayer-funded snacks at testing sites

The former Sodexo testing centre worker told i that staff were shocked at the amount of food on offer during shifts

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

MPs condemn 'blank cheque' handed to private contractors at Covid testing sites

MP Barbara Keeley said: 'It is no surprise the Government is trying to avoid transparency'

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Covid surge testing rolled out in Southward and Harrow after South African variant cases found

Additional resources will be deployed in parts of Southwark and Harrow where members of the public will be asked to g...

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over 3 years ago
thestar.com

New COVID-19 testing program at Pearson airport to deliver results for select passengers in just ...

Launching on March 1, the new research program will allow travellers and workers to opt in to 10-week study comparing...

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Phased reopening of schools needed to make mass Covid testing plan work, unions warn

Crunch talks took place between the Department for Education and unions on Thursday over Boris Johnson’s plan to reop...

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over 3 years ago
thestar.com

Peel to test all residents of Mississauga condo building after outbreak of B.1.351 variant

Five residents have so far been found to have the South Africa variant

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almost 4 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Doug Ford, Justin Trudeau take decisive action at airports — after 11 months

Testing and quarantining measures felt like theatrically shutting a barn door, just as the horses gallop over the far...

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almost 4 years ago
inews.co.uk

Gavin Williamson forced into another U-turn as daily swab testing in schools 'paused'

The move represents another blow to the Education Secretary’s plans for reopening schools in England

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almost 4 years ago
inews.co.uk

Public not flouting Covid rules but failing to get tested when showing symptoms, study shows

UCL research shows compliance with Covid rules is high, but too few people are getting tested

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almost 4 years ago
inews.co.uk

Parents will be asked to carry out Covid-testing of primary pupils when schools reopen

Gavin Williamson raised the prospect of coronavirus testing in schools continuing for the rest of 2021 because vaccin...

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almost 4 years ago
thestar.com

‘Nothing we’ve done has helped’: In Toronto’s poor, racialized neighbourhoods, second-wave lockdo...

Continuing the same approach could mean lockdowns in hot spots like Toronto and Peel are on track to be longer, harde...

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about 4 years ago
thestar.com

Ontario’s COVID-19 testing system in upheaval as volumes drop at some sites, positivity rates ris...

Some hospitals are reducing testing targets, some have lower volumes, and some people can’t get tested in the new sys...

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over 4 years ago
independent.co.uk

UK 'winning battle' against coronavirus says Hancock as daily death toll hits lowest level since ...

Testing availability extended to all adult care homes as new task force set up

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over 4 years ago
thestar.com

Testing labs wrestle with global shortage of crucial chemicals

Ontario forced to prioritize COVID-19 testing for those who need it most

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