Covid: More tier 3 areas to get mass screening from Monday

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image caption The fast tests have currently been used by universities before trainees head house for Christmas

Mass screening programs like the one trialled in Liverpool are to be rolled out in 67 tier three areas of England, with the first starting on Monday.

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image caption Liverpool has actually taken part in a mass screening program

Previously this month, Dr Susan Hopkins, senior medical adviser to NHS Test and Trace, said the tests were a “video game changer” and had actually assisted find Covid-19 infections in individuals that would otherwise have actually been missed, since they had no symptoms.

Amongst the 67 locations taking part in the testing program is Oldham, Greater Manchester, where the increased access to testing will at first focus on schools and colleges, along with those in higher-risk supported living accommodation, and health and social care staff.

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