Every adult in the UK is to be asked to self-test for covid twice a week to help end lockdown. According to The Times newspaper today, an advertising campaign will urge adults “to play their part” by regularly checking that they are not infectious.
According to The Times:
Testing chiefs hope that isolating more infectious people without symptoms, alongside vaccination, can drive the virus to low levels this summer.
Nationwide sewage monitoring will then be used to check for areas where Covid-19 clusters are emerging with the aim of using “surge testing” — currently targeted at dangerous variants — to snuff out any outbreaks.
A Whitehall source told the paper that the government believes it’s vital to get the public into the habit of regular testing. Self-testing kits, which can be taken at home, will help identify more people who are positive for Covid-19 but do not show symptoms.
It’s relentless. The government wants every man and woman in the country to test themselves twice a week to, “identify people who are positive but without symptoms.” Say it out loud and see just how insane it sounds.
In return for compliance, the government will promise a speedier exit from lockdown. Don’t believe it for a minute. Only last night, SAGE members were warning that we’ll need to wear masks and self-isolate for years to come.
Despite claiming that he wants to lift restrictions by June 21st, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will ask Parliament on Thursday, to extend his powers to impose restrictions until September 25th.
Will you be a “good citizen” and take your weekly tests? Will you “play your part?”
