Press Round-Up Full (Premium)
Friday newspaper round-up: France quarantine, Fulham Shore, NHS, News Corp, Travelex, TikTok
British tourists planning to visit France are being warned that they may have to quarantine on their return amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus there. Holidaymakers should only book trips that can be easily rearranged at 24 hours’ notice, a senior aviation source said last night, adding that France was “bubbling” with cases. - The Times.
Monday newspaper round-up: Covid testing, John Laing, BAE, casinos, Sirius Minerals, TikTok
Two new tests for Covid-19 that are said to deliver results within 90 minutes are to be introduced across NHS hospitals and care homes, to speed up diagnosis ahead of winter and differentiate coronavirus infection from flu, the government says. But some experts were surprised by the government’s decision, saying the particular tests were not well-known. No data had been published concerning their evaluation. The government had made mistakes in buying tests that turned out to be substandard in the past, they said.