All ten of Greater Manchester’s Boroughs will be taking part in a pilot scheme for rapid Covid tests which are being rolled out across 66 local authorities
The Health Secretary conformed the news this morning which follows the deployment of the scheme in Liverpool last week.
Hancock told the Commons: “The next step is to roll out this mass testing capability more widely.
“So I can tell the House that last night I wrote 67 directors of public health who have expressed an interest in making 10,000 tests available immediately and making available lateral flow tests for use by local officials, according to local needs, at a rate of 10 per cent of their population per week.
“That same capacity – 10 per cent of the population per week – will be made available to the devolved administrations too.
“By combining the local knowledge of public health leaders with our extensive national infrastructure, we can tackle this virus in our communities and help our efforts to bring the R down.
“Testing provides confidence and it is this confidence that will help get Britain back on our feet once more.
The result of the tests can be determined in just an hour
