Ministers told health workers should come first when trying to access rapid tests amid concerns over staff shortages linked to Covid-19.
A further 189,213 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases were recorded in the UK as of 9am on Thursday, the Government said, another new record for daily reported cases.Chris HopsonHe told the Times that the absence of large numbers of seriously ill older people was providing “significant reassurance”, although they could change after the Christmas period.
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