Mass CCP Virus Testing Could Start on Monday in 67 English Local Authorities

A soldier conducting CCP virus tests on members of the public at a testing centre at Croxteth Sports Centre in Liverpool, England, on Nov. 7, 2020. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Following a pilot in Liverpool, 67 local authorities in England will be the first to start mass CCP virus testing programmes as early as Monday, the government said on Saturday.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said that over 1.6 million rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests would be immediately deployed to these local authorities.