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Councils in Greater Manchester have become the latest to pause Rapid Testing for care home visitors because of concerns the tests dont detect enough infections. Figures suggest lateral flow tests which can produce a result within 30 minutes miss about a third of the most infectious cases picked up by conventional laboratory tests. The government says Rapid Testing is a way of reducing, rather than eliminating, risk and can quickly identify people who are carrying the virus. Our Health CorrespondentDominic Hughes has more. At 96 years old, barbara has had enough of the coronavirus. Do you find it annoying . Well, it is a bit irritating. Its not a life, its a bloody existence. Sorry for the language meas ....