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Has Operation Moonshot already crash landed? Salford is told to 'refocus' regular rapid test trial

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hereThis comes after it was revealed that Salford was still 'quite a way off' testing 200,000 people a week, raising questions over the feasibility of mass testing.The local authority has now been asked to focus on testing those in 'high-risk' environments with regular testing offered in some high-density housing areas.City mayor Paul Dennett said the council has faced a period of 'uncertainty'.He said: "We have now been informed by letter dated October 13 that the ‘ask’ of the Salford pilot is changing. "It has been explained that the increase in positive coronavirus cases and outbreaks means that nationally testing resources must be available for symptomatic testing and resources must as a priority be available for the NHS.

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