Coronavirus: Screening
(asked on 7th March 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the use of testing to prevent covid-19 transmission and related illness.
This question was answered on 11th March 2022
The vaccination programme, the use of antiviral treatments and guidance on safer behaviours will limit the risks of COVID-19 transmission in future. From 1 April 2022, free asymptomatic and symptomatic testing for the general public in England will end. Free testing for a small number of at risk groups will continue. Further details on eligible groups will be available in due course.