Exclusive Britain preparing for end-June switch to paid COVID tests document


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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign informing customers that lateral flow tests are out of stock is seen at a pharmacy amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs By Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British health officials are aiming to be ready to start charging Britons for COVID-19 tests that are currently free at the end of June, a document seen by Reuters shows, in what could be a risky gambit for the government. Britain has been increasingly dependent on rapid testing to try to tackle the more-transmissible Omicron variant,...