Covid-19 in Wales: Mass testing a waste of resources
By Joe Langstaffe
image captionTest centres in the Lower Cynon Valley in Rhondda Cynon Taf will run until 20 December
Continuing mass testing in Wales could be a massive-scale of waste of resources , a leading public health expert has said.
Figures show less than 1.5% of people were testing positive as part of pilots in Merthyr Tydfil and the lower Cynon Valley.
Dr Angela Raffle said there was little evidence to suggest it helped cut transmission.
First Minister Mark Drakeford said mass testing has a part to play .
Dr Raffle, a senior lecturer in population sciences at Bristol University, said mass testing was incredibly resource intensive .
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These are the hospitals in Wales which will be carrying out mass vaccinations for coronavirus in the biggest immunisation programme run by the NHS.
The first vaccinations in the UK, and the world, were carried out last week in the first step towards ending the virus impact on the world.