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EXCL - The UK’s largest independent provider of health & social care says it no longer has access to regular testing for staff and residents because of an issue with a supplier used by the government.
In a letter leaked to Sky News, the CEO of Care UK, Andrew Knight says there will be a minimum of five weeks before the firm is able to access another round of testing in most of its homes in England.
“We have been notified by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) that due to an issue with a particular test from one supplier, we will no longer have access to weekly testing for colleagues or monthly testing for residents”, says Mr Knight in a letter to relatives.
Full letter from Care UK CEO here...
With the crucial part on testing...
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NEW - Another major care provider says it has had no access to regular #covid19 testing in its homes because of an issue with a supplier used by the govt. This follows revelations by Sky News yesterday that the firm Care UK was facing a five week wait for routine tests.
MORE - Now, the country’s largest charitable care provider MHA says it has been without routine testing for staff & residents for over two weeks because of safety issues with Randox tests. MHA has 222 care homes and schemes supporting 18,500 residents & members.
MORE - Chief Executive Sam Monaghan said: “we are now heading into our third week of no testing for the majority of our care homes following the Randox debacle and we understand it will be weeks before it is rectified".
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NEW- Grant Shapps explains how traffic light system will work.

Green - countries with v low COVID rates. England will drop quarantine, but overseas country may not (not reciprocal).

Amber - countries with higher rates. England drops quarantine if the overseas country does.
For example...

- New Zealand is on the green list. So no quarantine for people coming from NZ to England. But not reciprocal because NZ may still have concerns about UK travellers.

- France is amber. So a true "corridor" with quarantine-free travel in both directions.
MORE - Grant Shapps also confirms that around 60 countries and overseas territories will be on the exempt list. Adds he wanted to publish the list earlier but blames the Scottish govt for holding it up saying the devolved nations have "their own process".
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Around 12 hours since the Cummings story broke & no official response from No10 (despite requests). Just anon briefings from allies who say Cummings & his wife went to Durham because they were too ill to care for their young son. Adds the couple stayed in a separate building

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Reporters being pointed towards this single comment from the Deputy Chief Medical Officer 👇

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Needless to say there are countless comments from the PM & ministers saying you...

- Should not leave your home if you have #covid19 symptoms.
- Should not visit relatives, even if you don't have symptoms.
- Should not ask older grandparents to care for young children.

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