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Covid-19 update
24 June 2020
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The statement addresses plans for testing NHS staff to reduce healthcare-associated COVID-19 infections.
Action Requested
Continued prioritisation of symptomatic staff testing, regular surveillance testing across all staff, and focus on intensive asymptomatic testing in high-prevalence areas. The CMO’s advice is that regular testing of asymptomatic staff should be done through a survey to monitor prevalence.
Key Facts
- NHS has set out plans for continued testing of symptomatic staff.
- Regular surveillance testing will be conducted across all staff.
- Intensive asymptomatic testing will focus on high-prevalence areas.
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