UK rolls out mass testing in secondary schools as COVID-19 cases rise


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  • Friday, 11 Dec 2020

LONDON, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Mass coronavirus testing will be rolled out in secondary schools in the worst-hit boroughs of London, Essex and Kent, amid fears teenagers are fuelling the latest surge of infections in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Thursday night.

Secondary school children in seven boroughs with the highest infection rates will be given the chance to take a rapid lateral flow test, which gives results in half an hour, according to the plan.

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