PUBLIC Health England has ruled out coronavirus testing for frontline NHS staff unless they are admitted to hospital suffering suspected pneumonia or acute respiratory illness.
The NHS has told staff that in the event of 'an established significant epidemic', the organisation will be put under 'extreme pressure'
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