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Coronavirus LIVE updates as Manchester mass testing starts and new UK travel rules laid out
Updates from Greater Manchester, the UK and world
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Thousands of people in Moss Side and the surrounding areas will be offered Covid-19 tests after a new variant of coronavirus was discovered in the area.
It is related to a strain first detected in Bristol last month, which is related to the UK s dominant strain identified in Kent towards the end of last year.
Now, at least 10,000 people across homes and businesses will be offered free lateral flow PCR tests in an effort to contain the virus.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is currently in discussions over who they believe should be next in line after the initial priority groups have been immunised