The Prime Minister told the Downing Street press briefing that regions will be initially placed into three tiers. The Prime Minister added that the tier levels will be flexible and pointed to Liverpool as an example of how mass testing can rapidly reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Mr Johnson said: “Testing on this scale is untried but in due course if it works where people test negative it may also be possible for families and communities to be released from certain restrictions even if their home areas stay in tier three.”
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