School's Covid test trial stops pupils having to isolate

24.03.2021 - 22:38 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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A Greater Manchester school is among the first to trial a new Covid test scheme that stops pupils having to isolate.

Westhoughton High School in Bolton is among 10 schools in the country to join the clinical trial, which means that students who are classed as close contacts of a positive case are able to remain in school.

At the moment anyone testing positive for Covid

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