Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for adult social care settings, DHSC (updated 9th July 2021)

Outlines the COVID-19 testing available for testing staff, residents and visitors for all adult social care settings. 9 July 2021Updated PDF for ' Self-test for ASC services: summary rapid LFT guide ' . 5 July 2021Updated ' COVID-19 testing available for adult social care in England: a summary ' to reflect that policy for responding to the Delta variant (first identified in India) in care homes has now changed. As has been the case for the Alpha variant (first identified in Kent) cases since May 2021, for outbreaks involving the Delta variant, end of outbreak testing can now be undertaken 14 days (previously 28) after the most recent positive case. All positive cases should be treated as the Delta variant, unless proven otherwise.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news