LONDON – Half a million people in the English city of Liverpool will be tested COVID-19 in the first immediate and widespread test test in Britain which, according to the government, will be a new weapon in the fight against the pandemic.
Testing will begin later this week at sites in the city that employ a variety of technologies, adding new strategies that can produce effects in an hour or less, the government said on a Tuesday. the test will be presented to the west of England, have symptoms or not.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hopeful that mass evidence will allow more than 46,000 people across the UK to emerge from the crisis in Europe’s deadliest outbreak. England is ready to enter a moment of national blockade on Thursday as the government fights a momentary wave of infections that threaten to flood hospitals and emergency rooms.
“These tests will identify the thousands of people in the city who show no symptoms but can still infect other people without knowing it,” Johnson said. “Based on their good luck in Liverpool, our goal is to distribute millions of new immediate tests until Christmas and empower local communities to use them to reduce transmission in their regions.
Liverpool has one of the highest infection rates in England, with more than 410 cases consisting of 100,000 inhabitants, to 225 consistent with 100,000 for the country as a whole.
Mayor Joe Anderson said he expects the program to last six to eight weeks as government paints to the local outbreak. Quick tests for painters, teachers, and fitness academics will be especially helpful in helping the city return to normal after the national close ends. , he said.
Approximately 2,000 corps of army workers will lend a hand to the National Health Service and independent contractors to wear down the tests.
“This first test deployment in the city of Liverpool is a really vital step forward and is due to the sharp increase in testing capacity and our investment in new testing technologies,” said Dido Harding, manager of the test and tracking program.
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