Government criticised for ending free covid testing in England amid soaring cases

Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Daisy Cooper says the government has “given up caring” about coronavirus.

Universal free covid testing in England ended today, despite the government recording 449,000 new cases in the past seven days.

Cooper commented: “It’s an absolute scandal that on the day that a record number of COVID cases are reported, the Conservative Government scraps free lateral flow tests.

“It’s a tax on caring for those who want to visit relatives or friends who are vulnerable”, she added.