Businesses can order free rapid lateral flow tests to test employees twice a week in the workplace. UKHospitality has encouraged businesses that plan to reopen in April and May to register now to ensure they receive the tests in time.

Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said: “There are only days until the deadline, so businesses need to act quickly. If you want to offer workplace testing to employees, you must be registered before the end of this month.

“Even if you do not plan to open until May or later, you need to act now. Do not think that, because your reopening date is still weeks or months away, you can afford to delay. The scheme is open to businesses of all sizes, so we are urging the sector to embrace this opportunity.

“Rapid testing of staff in venues could be one of the keys to maintaining high levels of safety across the sector and could help us recover more quickly. It also shows a willingness on the part of hospitality businesses to aid the Government’s efforts to get the economy open again, so we encourage everyone to support this scheme and register today.”

If businesses are interested in ordering free rapid lateral flow Covid-19 tests for their employees, visit here.