Boris Johnson says plan will help catch infections early and avoid virus spreading to colleagues
About 100,000 workers in key industries in England will be told to take Covid tests on every working day to catch infections early and avoid the virus spreading to colleagues, Boris Johnson has said.
As UK confirmed cases rose to a new record of nearly 219,000, the prime minister acknowledged the NHS was now on a “war footing” – but insisted there was no need for tighter restrictions in England. “We have a chance to ride out this Omicron wave without shutting down our country again. But the weeks ahead are going to be challenging,” he said.
