WARRINGTON has received 10,000 lateral flow tests as part of the coronavirus rapid mass testing programme.
Staff will complete training on how to carry out the tests and record results before they start being used.
Warrington Borough Council’s chief executive Steven Broomhead MBE confirmed the council will begin trialling the tests with a small number of frontline workers to ‘refine’ the testing model.
He said: “We have received a batch of 10,000 lateral flow tests (LFTs) for use in Warrington as part of the rapid mass testing programme.
“We are now working alongside our partners across the health and social care system to ensure that the tests are stored, administered and distributed accordingly.
“Initially, we will be using a small cohort of staff to undertake training about how to do the tests and record the results.
“These staff members will be shown how to use the LFTs and how to detect, safely, whether somebody has Covid-19.
“We will begin trialling these tests with a small number of front-line workers to refine the testing model.
“Once we have an efficient and effective process in place, we plan to include other partners in Warrington, such as businesses and our voluntary sector – the details of which we are currently working through.
“We are starting with a small cohort as we have only received a small number of recording devices for the collection and transmission of test data.
“It is important to note that the Government will only provide operational support and funding to deliver wider community asymptomatic testing for those areas which are in tier three.”
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