Free Covid tests axed from April 1 as Boris Johnson scraps self-isolation

In a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon, Boris Johnson confirmed free Covid testing would end in England from April 1, meaning LFTs and PCR tests will now have a price

In a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon, Boris Johnson confirmed free universal testing would end at the start of April. It comes as Johnson updated MPs on the ending of coronavirus restrictions.

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