Coronavirus: UK patients face 'random' tests to check spread

Coronavirus: UK patients face 'random' tests to check spread Tests for coronavirus are being increased to include people displaying flu-like symptoms at 11 hospitals and 100 GP surgeries across the UK.

The tests will provide an "early warning" if the virus is spreading, Public Health England medical director Prof Paul Cosford said.

It comes as more schools closed or sent staff and pupils home following trips to Italy, which has over 300 cases. BBC News

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• Guidance: COVID-19: investigation and initial clinical management of possible cases Public Health England
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• Pupils in Cornwall told to self-isolate after ski trip to coronavirus-hit Lombardy region of Italy The Daily Mail
• As the coronavirus goes global, what should we expect? The Daily Telegraph
• Coronavirus advice updated on patients returning from Italy and other affected countries GPonline
• Britons returning from coronavirus-hit Italy told to self-isolate The Guardian
• Coronavirus: UK schools close and isolate pupils as pandemic fears grow The Independent
• Northampton school says it is following Government coronavirus advice "to the letter" after students' Italy ski trip Northamptonshire Telegraph