UK Workers in Key Industries to Take Daily COVID-19 Tests: Johnson

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a virtual press conference to update the nation on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the Downing Street briefing room in central London, on Jan. 4, 2022. Jack Hill/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The UK government will offer daily lateral flow tests to 100,000 workers in critical industries from Jan. 10 in order to help keep essential services open, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.

Staff working in areas such as food processing, transport, and the Border Force will be sent test kits for every working day, Johnson told a Downing Street news conference on Jan. 4.