New £500m trials of weekly coronavirus test that could get UK 'back to normal'
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mirror.co.ukBritain is investing £500 million in the trials of a 20-minute coronavirus test in the hope it can be scaled up to test everyone weekly to get the country "back to normal".
The funding package will explore the benefits of repeatedly testing people for the virus, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
Money will go towards launching a new community-wide repeat population testing trial in Salford, Greater Manchester. Existing trials in Southampton and Hampshire, using a no-swab saliva test and a rapid 20-minute test, will also be expanded through the new funding.
If successful, schemes will be rolled out across the whole population, with businesses expected to contribute towards the costs, the Telegraph reports.
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