Fewer than one in 50 NHS staff forced to stay at home have been tested for coronavirus

NHS trusts were ordered to step up testing of frontline medics, but ministers unable to say when mass testing will start

The antigen test is regarded as crucial, as it could allow thousands of staff to return to work if they have been self-isolating because they or a member of their household has symptoms such as a persistent cough or high temperature.

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