Boris Johnson pinning hopes on £100bn 'moonshot' to avoid second lockdown
2020-09-10 09:23:03 source：The Guardian
September 9, 2020
Boris Johnson believes a mass testing programme is “our only hope for avoiding a second national lockdown before a vaccine”, according to leaked official documents setting out plans for “Operation Moonshot”.
The prime minister is said to be pinning his hopes on a project that would deliver up to 10m tests a day – even though the current testing regime is struggling to deliver a fraction of that number and is beset by problems.
The documents say the “Mass Population Testing Plan” could cost £100bn – the equivalent to the UK’s entire education budget.
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