Matt Hancock has announced mass testing for secondary schools in worst-affected boroughs in London, Kent and Essex after surge in cases.
The Health Secretary said the roll out was part of a bid to contain a worrying explosion of cases seen in school-age children in the south-east of England.
Public Health England’s weekly surveillance report said London had the highest case rate in England with 191.8 cases per 100,000 people in the week to December 6, up from 158.1 in the previous week Calls for London to be put into the highest tier of restrictions have been growing as cases spike.
After a meeting with officials today, London MPs told the Mirror they expected the capital to be plunged into lockdown on December 19 without a rapid change in
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