COVID-19 testing approach from April 2023

COVID-19 testing approach from April 2023 Changes to coronavirus (COVID-19) testing will come into effect on 1 April 2023, to ensure testing continues to focus on those at highest risk, enables appropriate clinical treatment and supports the management of outbreaks in high-risk settings including health and social care.

Testing in England can now be further aligned with the management of other common respiratory infections thanks to the ongoing success of the vaccination programme, increased access to therapeutic treatments and high immunity amongst the population. UK Health Security Agency

See also:

• Guidance: COVID-19: testing from 1 April 2023 UK Health Security Agency
• Official Statistics: PPE disposals, donations and sales, up to 28 February 2023 Department of Health and Social Care
• Research and analysis: Face coverings and COVID-19: statement from an expert panel UK Health Security Agency
• Official Statistics: National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports: 2022 to 2023 season UK Health Security Agency
• Covid testing scaled back further in England BBC News
• Nando's-style Covid alert levels are binned just as cases are starting to rise again The Daily Mail
• NHS Covid-19 app to close down on 27 April following decline in users Digital Health
• Government disposed of 3bn items of PPE bought in pandemic, data shows The Guardian
• Routine Covid testing ends in the NHS and care homes except for highest risk iNews