UK to spend up to $57 billion on ‘Moonshot’ mass coronavirus Testing
4 years, 1 month ago

UK to spend up to $57 billion on ‘Moonshot’ mass coronavirus Testing

Hindustan Times  

The UK government is set to hand more than 40 billion pounds to companies that can help in its drive to ramp up mass coronavirus testing. Liverpool in northwest England became the first city to undertake a mass testing program last week, and the government said Tuesday this could be rolled out to 66 other local areas. Public Health England put out a 22 billion-pound contract to tender last week for a new “national microbiology framework agreement,” which includes the manufacture and development of tests for two years, with the option to extend for another two years. A separate tender worth 20 billion pounds from the National Health Service Supply Chain, which manages the sourcing and supply of healthcare products, involves on-the-spot tests and diagnostic equipment. A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “As part of an unprecedented response to this global pandemic we have drawn on the expertise and resources of a number of public and private sector partners to support our testing program.” The total represented the maximum value of the contracts and not necessarily the final amount that will be spent, the DHSC said.

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