UK set to cut Covid self-isolation to 10 days after Cummings and Whitty row

Exclusive: plan to cut from 14 days came after argument between PM’s aide and England’s chief medical officerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Covid self-isolation period is expected to be cut from two weeks to 10 days after a row involving Prof Chris Whitty and Dominic Cummings, who had been pushing for a more drastic change, the Guardian understands.The reduced quarantine time is to be made possible by increasing the use of rapid tests – for which the UK government has paid more than £500m, despite the fact that some are not designed to test people without symptoms. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/09/uk-set-to-cut-covid-self-isolation-period-from-two-weeks-to-10-days #coronavirus #uk_news #scotland #wales #northern_ireland