UK to trial mass COVID-19 testing
Hospital staff in the northern city of Liverpool will also be among the first to undergo tests using lateral flow technology
Britain will launch a COVID-19 mass testing pilot scheme in Liverpool, offering everyone in the city tests whether or not they have symptoms, in a bid to find a better way to limit the spread of coronavirus.
The UK has the highest COVID-19 death toll in Europe and a second national lockdown is due to come into force in England on Thursday.