Thousands to be tested in Manchester after UK coronavirus variant detected

Those who have been vaccinated should also take a test, the Manchester City Council has said.

Extra testing sites will be set up, and volunteers will be offering doorstep swabs to anyone aged over 16. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA

Thousands more people in Manchester will be tested for coronavirus after the more transmissible Kent variant was detected there.

Some 10,000 extra tests will be rolled out in the region from Tuesday, after four people from two unconnected households were found to be infected with the mutation, Manchester City Council said.