Liverpool's pilot of mass covid testing saved lives and prevented emergency services from collapsing into catastrophe during the pandemic.
New findings published by a major health journal have revealed the world’s first testing pilot - which began in Liverpool in 2020 - saved almost 8,000 work days from being lost to self-isolation.
At the height of the pandemic, there was a risk of so many staff being in quarantine that essential services would be unavailable - so Liverpool pioneered the ‘test-to-release’ with daily testing as an alternative to quarantine. Liverpool residents who worked in a range of key organisations, including Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital took part in the pilot which has recently been evaluated by Liverpool City Council and the University of Liverpool.
