Coronavirus: Screening

(asked on 2nd December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the Government's operational plans for the roll-out of mass testing throughout areas that are placed into Tier 3 covid-19 restrictions.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 5th February 2021

Our community testing programme will empower local authorities to offer a six week testing surge to drive down prevalence with the aim of moving to a lower tier. This will enable local authorities to offer tests to the general population as well as targeting high-risk workplaces and industries, hard-to-reach communities and schools in a coordinated effort to drive prevalence down. It will be delivered in partnership with local authorities to ensure it is tailored to local circumstances and need. The Government is also working with the devolved administrations to coordinate on testing plans and deliver additional testing capability in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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