Of the around 20,000 people arriving in the country every day, some 40 percent - or 8,000 - are tourists, figures compiled by Border Force staff revealed. Of the around 20,000 people arriving in the country every day, around 40 percent - or 8,000 - are tourists, figures compiled by Border Force staff revealed. Today they will unveil a multi-billion-pound scheme inviting everyone in England to take two free Covid tests per week. However, anyone who does test positive will be offered a PCR test to confirm the result. Ministers have now agreed that anyone testing positive will be offered a ‘gold standard’ PCR test to confirm the result.

Source: The Nation April 05, 2021 07:52 UTC