New £5 pregnancy-style coronavirus tests which produce results in minutes could pave the way for millions of Brits to return to normal life in weeks.
The inexpensive DIY kits have proved 95 percent accurate at picking up infections and could be a game changer in the fight against the pandemic.
It would mean daily "freedom passes", allowing for people to return to football stadiums and live gigs, as well as giving a vital shot in the arm to the ailing night club industry.
A Government source told The Sun that resultant on-the-spot checks of people's Covid status would also "help us to get towards a normal life in spring".