Mass CCP Virus Testing Could Start on Monday in 67 English Local Authorities
Following a pilot in Liverpool, 67 local authorities in England will be the first to start mass CCP virus testing programmes as early as Monday, the government said on Saturday.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said that over 1.6 million rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests would be immediately deployed to these local authorities.
The number of local authorities running community testing programmes is expected to reach over 100 with a further roll-out in the new year.
The DHSC said that the participating local authorities had created their own testing plans based on local data and demographics.