direct to your inboxA new surge testing site will open in north Manchester as part of ongoing efforts to identify and isolate cases of a new Covid-19 variant.
Thousands of people have been tested since four cases of E484K, a mutation of the Kent strain which has spread across the country, were found in Moss Side earlier this month.
This week it was revealed that a case of the same variant was found in Moston and Harpurhey, prompting testing resources to shift to the north of the city.
A mobile testing unit has now opened at the pay and display car park on the Thorp Road roundabout in Moston from today.It is the second testing facility to be set up in the area after the one on Ebsworth Street, which opened on Wednesday, and will be a.