Urgent warning issued to anyone doing lateral flow testing while circuit breaker plans are being drawn up for two weeks

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The British were warned that “yesterday’s test is not enough” as the Omicron mutant strain is spreading across the country.

People are urged to get tested regularly – even daily – as the variant spreads across the country.

A senior government adviser said the most effective way to stop the spread of the Omicron type of coronavirus is to shut down the circuit breaker before Christmas.

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Professor Erin Petersen, an epidemiologist who led UCL’s research on lateral flow devices told The Independent: “This provides a quick way to verify in real time, without the delays inherent in PCR testing, whether or not you are infected or infectious.

“Be aware that you may go from being non-contagious to being contagious in a matter of hours.

He added, “Yesterday’s experience is not enough.”

We should consider a negative LFT as a ‘blinking amber light’. “

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Racetracks, Christmas markets and soccer fields will be among the nearly 3,000 sites used as vaccination centers this weekend.

The Omicron variant continues to spread across the UK, having already become dominant in Scotland.

Professor Lawrence Young, a virologist at the University of Warwick, said: “The mantra should be ‘flow before you go’ – we must encourage responsible use of LFTs before people go out to mingle with others.”

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