Brits affected by massive Covid TOMORROW rule change changing the way you use PCR testing

BRITS will be affected by a major Covid rule change in tomorrow’s PCR tests.

From January 11, anyone who has tested positive for Covid without showing symptoms in a lateral flow test no need to follow up by PCR test.

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But Britons should always have a follow-up PCR test if they have symptoms of Covid, regardless side flow test results.

Changes are coming relieve some of the pressure on PCR testsand to prevent any potential further spread.

The The rule change is a temporary measure while Covid rates remain high across the UK.

Experts say Omicron infections are milder, and many now say we need to “learn to live” with the virus.

A string of extremely active research showed Omicron IS to be milder than other strains, with the first official UK report revealing the risk of hospitalization as 50 to 70% lower than Delta.

Health officials have repeatedly said the Covid booster shots protect against Omicron and offer the best chance of weathering the pandemic.

Sun Jabs Army The campaign is helping to get key additional vaccines in the UK’s arms to avoid the need for any new restrictions.

The new rules are quite simple – if you get positive results on a lateral flow, you isolate and assume you have Covid.

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If you don’t have symptom you don’t need to do anything else, other than post your results on the Government website.

Stay home for the next week, and you can quarantine if you test negative on Friday and Saturday.

But you must continue to isolate if you continue to test positive for two consecutive tests, 24 hours apart.

Professor John Edmunds, a member of the Government’s Sage scientific advisory board, said the rule change was “very significant”.

He said: “When high popularity – and it’s extremely high right now – almost everyone who’s positive on a lateral flow test will be a true positive.

“There’s really no need to confirm this by PCR, a step that not only wastes time, but also costs a lot of money and uses up lab resources that could be better used elsewhere.”

Dr Alexander Edwards, Associate Professor in Biomedical Technology, University of Reading, added: “The impetus that the UK system still requires recent PCR validation is likely due to tracking of variants of virus, instead of validating the original sideline result.”

CASES OF COVID

It comes as a 142,224 more cases of coronavirus was recorded today, the first increase of the day.

Yesterday 141,472 cases were reported, and on Saturday, 146,390 people also tested positive.

Sadly, a further 77 people have lost their lives, 28 days after testing positive, bringing the UK’s total death rate to 150,230.

But this is down from yesterday’s total of 97 deaths and 313 people died was reported on Saturday, and 229 deaths reported on Friday.

Cases hit a record high on Tuesday when 218,724 cases were reported, but since then they have been steadily declining.

Sun Category Dr. Zoe Williams Today telling you that you can take jab is the best thing you can do for your health this winter.

While jabs help protect us from serious Covid-related consequences, local restrictions such as wearing masks and working from home also help prevent the spread of the virus in the community.

Today, a minister said that Plan B restrictions such as those mentioned above, could raised in a few weeks if the NHS copes with the ongoing winter pressures.

Hospital seems to cope better with Omicron patients than initially feared in the context of evidence that the variant is much milder.

The encouraging data triggered demand for Boris Johnson to throw away the remaining Covid curbs such as mandatory masks and working from home.