Testing underway at UEA to get students home safely for Christmas

Students at the University of East Anglia in Norwich will be allowed to travel home for Christmas thanks to a new rapid testing system.

They are being tested for Covid-19 twice before the travel window opens up between the third and ninth of December.


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Two weeks ago the university received a 1,500 page government document detailing how to set up lateral flow testing. They're now using 150 volunteers.

Covid-19 rapid testing underway at UEA Credit: ITV News Anglia