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Government sources expect to begin culling companies that offer wildly different prices to the ones they are offering on the government website . Kits advertised for £20 can be five times more expensive. ....
England s Covid testing blitz began today, with everyone in the country now able to get swabbed twice a week in the aim of getting life back to normal. Boots and local pharmacies are now offering lateral flow tests that adults can go in and pick up for free, even if they don t have any symptoms of the virus. Matt Hancock credited the scheme as being one of our most effective weapons in tackling this virus and the Health Secretary said the campaign would cut the spread of asymptomatic Covid, which is a huge driver of the pandemic. But experts today warned the scheme - which is entirely reliant on rapid tests - could be a huge waste of money unless more support is given to people to self-isolate. ....