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Mass Covid-19 testing to start in London, Kent and Essex schools
Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced that mass coronavirus testing of secondary school children will begin in the worst-affected boroughs in London, and the bordering areas of Kent and Essex.
East London and the surrounding areas have seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, with some communities facing more than 300 cases per 100,000 people. Statistics show that this is most prevalent among secondary school children.
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