Manchester will struggle to be prepare for another Covid-19 wave amid the government's rollback of the free testing programme, says the city's public health director.
The ending of Covid-19 measures, including isolation rules for those who are positive, could pave the way for an increase in cases.
At the same time, those in charge will be left with a lack of timely data about the spread of the disease as fewer people register test results, as mass free lateral flow kits and PCR tests are withdrawn.
