End of free Covid testing could put vulnerable at risk, say UK experts

End of free Covid testing could put vulnerable at risk, say UK experts Come the end of March, the lights will dim on the UK’s Covid epidemic. Despite infection levels rising, cases will plummet, as free lateral flow and PCR tests are stopped for the majority of people in England, with other countries in the UK also set to reduce free testing in the coming weeks and months. The Guardian

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