Health
Britain puts $900 million into rapid COVID tests to ‘restore freedoms’ – Sydney Morning Herald
The funding will be used to expand existing trials of saliva tests, a rapid 20-minute test and to assess the benefit of regular population-testing.
London: Britain is putting £500 million ($909 million) into trials of rapid COVID-19 tests and into population-testing for the disease.
Health Minister Matt Hancock has said he hoped mass testing using faster COVID-19 tests can be rolled out towards the end of the year, adding that they are key to restoring freedoms after months of COVID-19 restrictions.
A traffic sign directs people towards the temporary testing centre on the site at Manston Airport in England.Credit:Getty Images
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