British PM to announce mass virus testing programme – Times of India
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to announce on Monday a significant testing programme in areas with the highest coronavirus infection rates because the nation re-enters a system of tiered restrictions.
The prime minister was set to announce in parliament that areas classed as very excessive danger would have the ability to carry within the military to assist with mass testing as half of the federal government’s Covid Winter Plan.
This comes after the town of Liverpool this month held England’s first metropolis-extensive testing, which the federal government hailed as successful main to a “substantial fall” in circumstances.
The metropolis in northwest England is now set to trial a brand new system of testing the place contacts of those that have examined optimistic can take a take a look at daily for per week and solely have to isolate in the event that they take a look at optimistic, as a substitute of instantly quarantining.
If profitable, this method might be used throughout the nation’s state-run National Health Service (NHS), in care properties and by the entire inhabitants from January, Downing Street mentioned.
It mentioned new measures may also concentrate on care house residents, who’re unable to have visitors indoors due to social distancing guidelines.
It mentioned {that a} pilot programme to take a look at guests in 20 care properties may roll out nationwide subsequent month, permitting residents to have bodily contact with guests.
England is to return to a system of tiered anti-coronavirus restrictions after the newest lockdown ends on December 2.
Downing Street has mentioned these will likely be related to the system in place earlier than the lockdown however extra restrictive in some areas.
Britain has seen greater than 55,000 deaths from some 1.5 million circumstances — one of the worst charges on the planet — and has been grappling to management a second spike of infections.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock instructed BBC radio on Monday that “the top tier is going to have to be tougher than the previous top tier”.
“We need to make sure we bring the virus down, not just flatten it,” he mentioned.
Johnson, below stress as a result of of the financial influence of the outbreak, was additionally due to announce Monday how guidelines will likely be relaxed for Christmas to enable household gatherings.
It comes after British medication group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Monday mentioned they might search approval for his or her collectively-developed vaccine towards Covid-19.
“We can see with some confidence that this about getting through this winter and getting the vaccine programme rolled out,” Hancock mentioned of the newest measures.
The prime minister was set to announce in parliament that areas classed as very excessive danger would have the ability to carry within the military to assist with mass testing as half of the federal government’s Covid Winter Plan.
This comes after the town of Liverpool this month held England’s first metropolis-extensive testing, which the federal government hailed as successful main to a “substantial fall” in circumstances.
The metropolis in northwest England is now set to trial a brand new system of testing the place contacts of those that have examined optimistic can take a take a look at daily for per week and solely have to isolate in the event that they take a look at optimistic, as a substitute of instantly quarantining.
If profitable, this method might be used throughout the nation’s state-run National Health Service (NHS), in care properties and by the entire inhabitants from January, Downing Street mentioned.
It mentioned new measures may also concentrate on care house residents, who’re unable to have visitors indoors due to social distancing guidelines.
It mentioned {that a} pilot programme to take a look at guests in 20 care properties may roll out nationwide subsequent month, permitting residents to have bodily contact with guests.
England is to return to a system of tiered anti-coronavirus restrictions after the newest lockdown ends on December 2.
Downing Street has mentioned these will likely be related to the system in place earlier than the lockdown however extra restrictive in some areas.
Britain has seen greater than 55,000 deaths from some 1.5 million circumstances — one of the worst charges on the planet — and has been grappling to management a second spike of infections.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock instructed BBC radio on Monday that “the top tier is going to have to be tougher than the previous top tier”.
“We need to make sure we bring the virus down, not just flatten it,” he mentioned.
Johnson, below stress as a result of of the financial influence of the outbreak, was additionally due to announce Monday how guidelines will likely be relaxed for Christmas to enable household gatherings.
It comes after British medication group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Monday mentioned they might search approval for his or her collectively-developed vaccine towards Covid-19.
“We can see with some confidence that this about getting through this winter and getting the vaccine programme rolled out,” Hancock mentioned of the newest measures.
