Mass testing for the disease will mean people can visit relatives indoors in care homes from next month. (Image: VICKIE FLORES/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)As long as they keep testing negative, they will be able to hug and hold hands with their loved ones. Food factory workers, prison officers and staff delivering and administering Covid-19 vaccines are also set to be offered weekly testing from next month. Repeat testing will be extended so close contacts of people who test positive do not have to self-isolate. They will be offered daily tests for a week and will only need to quarantine if they are diagnosed with coronavirus.

Source: Daily Mirror November 22, 2020 22:30 UTC