LONDON (UK) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to regularly conduct testing of school children for the coronavirus is in disorder after the health regulator told the government it was not giving authority for the daily use of rapid tests for schools in England, The Guardian reported on Thursday.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has concerns that the 30-minute tests give false picture to people and provide false reassurance if they test negative, the report said.
The MHRA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
England entered its third national lockdown last week.