By: Gideon Gottfried
Willie B. Thomas
A man using a corona virus test to swab the inside of his nose.It remains to be seen if governments decide that self-administered tests are sufficient for event access.UK company Swallow Events announced a new home-testing kit that may be used to gain access to events, should the UK government include self-administered rapid tests in its requirements for proving a Covid-free status.
The test, which has a sensitivity of 97.1% and a specificity of 99.6%, is about to receive self-testing approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the UK as well as CE approval in Europe.
THE music industry has taken a huge knock during the pandemic. But the talent and drive of two friends has offered a lifeline for Warrington artists with the creation of a new purpose-built studio. Oli Thomas and Joe Banks have overcome the challenges of the Covid era to turn a dream into reality with Matchbox Productions. The pair are in a Warrington band together called The A.V Club and were perfectly placed to work together further due to their degree experience. Oli has a degree in media production from the University of Derby and Joe studied audio production at Futureworks in Manchester.