Companies and individuals could be forced to pay for rapid turnaround coronavirus tests as the "cost of doing business" when they become available, the head of NHS Test and Trace has warned.
Baroness Dido Harding said those without symptoms might choose to foot the bill for self-administered tests to act as a kind of Covid-19 passport to allow them to take part in non-socially distanced activities, in comments first reported by the i newspaper.
She said the current swift turnaround tests starting to hit the market were too unreliable for use within the health service, and only indicate whether an individual is not contagious for around 24 hours.