Covid tests for schoolchildren to be ditched next week

COVID tests for schoolchildren in England will be ditched next week.

The guidance will instead focus on ventilation and other safety measures to keep kids and teachers safe.

PAThe Prime Minister is expected to end legal Covid isolation rules and start charging for lateral flow and PCR tests[/caption]

Boris Johnson will on Monday lay out his plan for getting back to normal after the pandemic.

He is expected to host his final Covid press conference alongside top scientists Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance.

The Prime Minister is expected to end legal Covid isolation rules, start charging for lateral flow and PCR tests and scrap all emergency pandemic powers.

The final plan will be ironed out in a Covid meeting this weekend, followed by a Cabinet gathering early next week.

This week, ministers accepted advice from scientists to dish out vaccines for five to 11-year-olds, after experts decided that the benefits outweighed the risks.