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Instead, a nurse is inserting a swab deep into his nasal passage for his daily COVID-19 test.</p><div class="ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_floatRight__nfR_t"><section class="KeyPoints_section__ulBii KeyPoints_borders__MdrgD" role="contentinfo" aria-label="key points" data-component="KeyPoints" data-uri="coremedia://teaser/12704940"><h2 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop20___6qCS Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop24__Fh_y5 Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">Key points:</h2><ul class="List_unordered__yNZx8" data-component="List" role="list"><li class="" data-component="ListItem"><span class="ListItem_bullet__cfb02 ListItem_square__fOyp0"></span>Boris Johnson wants to test 10 million people a day by 2021</li><li class="" data-component="ListItem"><span class="ListItem_bullet__cfb02 ListItem_square__fOyp0"></span>It could cost the UK $180 billion</li><li class="" data-component="ListItem"><span class="ListItem_bullet__cfb02 ListItem_square__fOyp0"></span>Some experts say Operation Moonshot is not realistic </li></ul></section><div id="article-key-points-after"></div></div><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">He has already had 30 tests so has become accustomed to the sensation. He almost seems to enjoy it.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"I go to my happy place," he said.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">The entire London cast and crew of Sleepless, a musical based on Sleepless in Seattle, are being tested daily to guard against COVID-19 outbreaks.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">While audience members wear masks and remain socially distant, the cast members can hug each other.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">It's almost unthinkable in a country where COVID-19 cases are rapidly rising.</p><figure class="ArticleFigure_content__ueJhz ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK ArticleFigure_outdent__tkMFK" role="group" data-component="ArticleFigure" aria-labelledby="12703796" data-uri="coremedia://imageproxy/12703796"><img alt="A young man in a t-shirt stands at the entrance to a theatre" class="Image_image__5tFYM image_contentImage__9bwU6" sizes="(max-width: 543px) 543px," srcSet="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/99f3831d16443e5c4aa848d74ce393b6?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1980&cropW=2649&xPos=162&yPos=240&width=862&height=647 543w, https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/99f3831d16443e5c4aa848d74ce393b6?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1766&cropW=2648&xPos=154&yPos=205&width=862&height=575" src="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/99f3831d16443e5c4aa848d74ce393b6?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1766&cropW=2648&xPos=154&yPos=205&width=862&height=575" loading="lazy" data-component="Image" style="--ratio-width:3;--ratio-height:2" data-lazy="true"/><div class="ArticleFigcaption_desktopCaption__HYT8t"><figcaption class="Typography_base__sj2RP ArticleFigcaption_figcaption__tVy6G ArticleFigcaption_desktopFigcaption__LDNnU Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil" id="12703796" data-component="ArticleFigure__figcaption"> <!-- -->The COVID-19 tests mean actors like Jay can focus on their performance without worrying about catching the disease.<span class="Typography_base__sj2RP ArticleFigcaption_citation__5osFt Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil" data-component="Byline"><span class="Typography_base__sj2RP Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil" data-component="Text">(<span>ABC News: Nick Dole </span>)</span></span></figcaption></div><div class="ArticleFigcaption_caption__PDo_T"><button class="Button_btn___qFSk ArticleFigcaption_button__xUfr_ Button_filled__Z0XIL Button_uppercase__u_om3 Button_hasIcon__G3VLB Button_iconOnly__q0bR0" aria-label="Show caption" data-component="Button" aria-expanded="false" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" height="1em" data-component="Info" class="icon_icon__9kCSO icon_size24__GkyQ9"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="9" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"></circle><path stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" d="M12 7v2m0 2v6"></path></svg></button></div></figure><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">But the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to take the theatre's regular testing strategy and apply it to the entire kingdom. </p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">He has <a class="Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2" href="/news/2020-09-23/how-did-the-uk-end-up-back-under-coronavirus-restrictions/12690190" data-component="ContentLink" data-uri="coremedia://article/12690190">introduced new restrictions on pubs, restaurants and social gatherings this week</a>, but is pinning his hopes on an ambitious mass testing program he's dubbed Operation Moonshot. </p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">The proposal, which would cost the UK up to $180 billion, would allow people to return to a semi-normal life — even without a vaccine. </p><aside class="ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK LegacyWysiwyg_wysiwyg___2JFa" data-component="LegacyWysiwyg" title="Coronavirus update teaser" data-print="inline-media" data-uri="coremedia://teaser/12028038"><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb"><a class="Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2" href="/news/story-streams/coronavirus/" data-component="ContentLink" data-uri="coremedia://externallink/13319162">Read our</a><a class="Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2" href="/news/story-streams/coronavirus/" data-component="Link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> full coverage of the coronavirus pandemic</a></p></aside><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"That's the hope. That's the dream," Mr Johnson declared in a televised address on September 23. </p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">But with the <a class="Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2" href="/news/2020-09-16/uk-coronavirus-testing-shortages-impact-doctors-nurses/12667160" data-component="ContentLink" data-uri="coremedia://article/12667160">UK already struggling to cope with its current testing demands</a>, experts have serious doubts about the Government's ability to fulfill that dream. </p><h2 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">Here's what Operation Moonshot would involve </h2><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Boris Johnson's Government is aiming to achieve 10 million tests a day by early next year. </p><span data-component="Loading" data-print="inline-media" class="Loading_loading__21MZU VideoMiddleware_loading__aGBo3"><span class="Loading_spinner__zmkAw Loading_spinnerSize32__Z_XId Loading_spinnerColourBrand__CqEIF"></span><span class="Loading_label__cTH1q" role="alert" aria-live="assertive">Loading...</span></span><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"That level of tests would allow people to lead more normal lives without the need for social distancing," Mr Johnson said when announcing the strategy in early September. </p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Under the plan, some test results would be available in as little as 20 minutes.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"Theatres and sports venues could test all audience members ... and let in all those with a negative result," the Prime Minister said.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"Workplaces could be opened up to all those who test negative in the morning, to behave in a way that was exactly as in the world before COVID-19."</p><figure class="ArticleFigure_content__ueJhz ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK ArticleFigure_outdent__tkMFK" role="group" data-component="ArticleFigure" aria-labelledby="12704066" data-uri="coremedia://imageproxy/12704066"><img alt="A theatre in London with people spaced out and wearing masks" class="Image_image__5tFYM image_contentImage__9bwU6" sizes="(max-width: 543px) 543px," srcSet="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/ad69e06c51b166ca92f16cc9a9dc71fc?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=2250&cropW=3000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=647 543w, https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/ad69e06c51b166ca92f16cc9a9dc71fc?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=2001&cropW=3000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575" 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Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil" data-component="Byline"><span class="Typography_base__sj2RP Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil" data-component="Text">(<span>ABC News: Nick Dole </span>)</span></span></figcaption></div><div class="ArticleFigcaption_caption__PDo_T"><button class="Button_btn___qFSk ArticleFigcaption_button__xUfr_ Button_filled__Z0XIL Button_uppercase__u_om3 Button_hasIcon__G3VLB Button_iconOnly__q0bR0" aria-label="Show caption" data-component="Button" aria-expanded="false" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" height="1em" data-component="Info" class="icon_icon__9kCSO icon_size24__GkyQ9"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="9" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"></circle><path stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" d="M12 7v2m0 2v6"></path></svg></button></div></figure><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">There's one big problem: the necessary speed and scale is not possible using current testing technology.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"All this progress is contingent on continued scientific advances. I cannot 100 per cent guarantee that those advances will be made," Mr Johnson conceded.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Sir Chris Ham, co-chair of the National Health Services Assembly, said the Government needed to be more realistic.</p><div class="EmphasisedText_emphasisedText__h0tpv ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL" data-component="EmphasisedText"><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"We shouldn't be shooting for the moon. We should plant our feet firmly on the earth," he told the ABC.</p></div><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Current testing capacity is just 263,000 per day and many people with COVID-19 symptoms are waiting several days to get tested.</p><figure class="ArticleFigure_content__ueJhz ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK ArticleFigure_outdent__tkMFK" role="group" data-component="ArticleFigure" aria-labelledby="12704076" data-uri="coremedia://imageproxy/12704076"><img alt="A line of people along a fence, some wearing face masks" class="Image_image__5tFYM image_contentImage__9bwU6" sizes="(max-width: 543px) 543px," srcSet="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/e2b8c388c8d4bbbb159cb56f578ba812?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=2125&cropW=2828&xPos=94&yPos=0&width=862&height=647 543w, https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/e2b8c388c8d4bbbb159cb56f578ba812?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1997&cropW=3000&xPos=0&yPos=137&width=862&height=575" src="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/e2b8c388c8d4bbbb159cb56f578ba812?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1997&cropW=3000&xPos=0&yPos=137&width=862&height=575" loading="lazy" data-component="Image" style="--ratio-width:3;--ratio-height:2" data-lazy="true"/><div class="ArticleFigcaption_desktopCaption__HYT8t"><figcaption class="Typography_base__sj2RP ArticleFigcaption_figcaption__tVy6G ArticleFigcaption_desktopFigcaption__LDNnU Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil" id="12704076" data-component="ArticleFigure__figcaption"> <!-- -->The UK is dealing with a massive backlog in COVID-19 test swabs after its National Health Service made testing free for anyone with symptoms.<span class="Typography_base__sj2RP ArticleFigcaption_citation__5osFt Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil" data-component="Byline"><span class="Typography_base__sj2RP Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_letterSpacedSm__V8kil" data-component="Text">(<span>Reuters: Hannah McKay</span>)</span></span></figcaption></div><div class="ArticleFigcaption_caption__PDo_T"><button class="Button_btn___qFSk ArticleFigcaption_button__xUfr_ Button_filled__Z0XIL Button_uppercase__u_om3 Button_hasIcon__G3VLB Button_iconOnly__q0bR0" aria-label="Show caption" data-component="Button" aria-expanded="false" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" height="1em" data-component="Info" class="icon_icon__9kCSO icon_size24__GkyQ9"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="9" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"></circle><path stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" d="M12 7v2m0 2v6"></path></svg></button></div></figure><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Other patients are being advised to visit testing facilities hundreds of kilometres away due to laboratory backlogs.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Up to 185,000 tests still need to be processed, <a class="Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-uk-test-and-trace-lab-swab-void-germany-italy-b434394.html" data-component="ContentLink" data-uri="coremedia://externallink/12704912">according to the UK Independent.</a></p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"It's not unusual for our Prime Minister to set out very bold and ambitious ideas," Sir Chris Ham said.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"The difficulty is, how is he going to deliver those ideas in practice? There is a bit of a trend of our current Government over-promising, and under-delivering."</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Dr David Strain, co-chair of the British Medical Association's academic staff committee, also called on Mr Johnson to focus on the current testing logjam.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"He's been promising a robust test and trace service and an app. And yet neither of those have been delivered," he told the ABC.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"Now he's promising tens of millions of tests per day, when we can't even get those basics right."</p><h2 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">The rapid tests can spit out results in 30 minutes</h2><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">To achieve its goal, the UK Government will need to harness technology being used by the private sector.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">The private daily COVID-19 screening at the Sleepless theatre production costs about $45 per test and provides cast and crew with their results in as little as 30 minutes.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Samples are tested in a portable on-site machine, which looks like a high-tech rice-cooker. The results are then delivered to cast members' mobile phones via an app.</p><figure class="ArticleFigure_content__ueJhz ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK ArticleFigure_outdent__tkMFK" role="group" data-component="ArticleFigure" aria-labelledby="12704140" data-uri="coremedia://imageproxy/12704140"><img alt="Two people in face masks examining a round piece of machinery which processes COVID-19 swabs" class="Image_image__5tFYM image_contentImage__9bwU6" sizes="(max-width: 543px) 543px," srcSet="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/9b3b9c46369881eee2acb00cd81f6733?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=2250&cropW=3000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=647 543w, https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/9b3b9c46369881eee2acb00cd81f6733?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=2001&cropW=3000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575" 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class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Sleepless co-star Kimberley Walsh said once she is given the all-clear, she can go backstage with confidence.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"It's working really well and everybody feels safe," she said.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">The rapid tests achieves 97 per cent sensitivity, according to the supplier, Geneme. </p><h2 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">Critics say Moonshot is 'fundamentally flawed'</h2><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">The UK Government is also considering digital "passports" that would allow people to more more freely if they have tested negative to COVID-19.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">However, Dr Strain said that would risk giving people a false sense of security.</p><figure class="ArticleFigure_content__ueJhz ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK ArticleFigure_outdent__tkMFK" role="group" data-component="ArticleFigure" aria-labelledby="12704852" data-uri="coremedia://imageproxy/12704852"><img alt="Boris Johnson in a mask looking at a lab worker with her hand in a large storage container." class="Image_image__5tFYM image_contentImage__9bwU6" sizes="(max-width: 543px) 543px," srcSet="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d823da01d3dbe97c50e1144114319cfa?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1808&cropW=2408&xPos=300&yPos=0&width=862&height=647 543w, https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d823da01d3dbe97c50e1144114319cfa?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1808&cropW=2717&xPos=68&yPos=0&width=862&height=575" 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class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"Using this sort of technology to say that it's safe to enter a theatre, or it is safe to enter a football venue is fundamentally flawed."</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">He said the current "gold-standard" in COVID-19 testing uses "very robust technology" known as a Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction test. </p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">However, it generally requires laboratory analysis that takes several hours.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">The 30-minute test has the advantage of speed, he said. </p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"It requires very little training, and it does genuinely give a result — similar to what the Prime Minister suggested — as simple as a pregnancy test."</p><aside class="ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK LegacyWysiwyg_wysiwyg___2JFa" data-component="LegacyWysiwyg" title="Coronavirus super teaser" data-print="inline-media" data-uri="coremedia://teaser/12246626"><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb"><a class="Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2" href="/news/story-streams/coronavirus/" data-component="ContentLink" data-uri="coremedia://channel/12015988">Read our full coverage of the coronavirus pandemic</a></p></aside><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">But he said neither test was perfect, because they couldn't detect the virus unless the genetic material is gathered by the swab.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">"It's all looking for a virus that may not be in the mouth, or the airways, but still is present in the lungs and in the body," he said.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Dr Strain said future mass-testing capacity would be better used to aggressively hunt for asymptomatic people in the community, rather than deciding who enters theatres or stadiums.</p><h2 class="Typography_base__sj2RP 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It shrank by a record 20.4 per cent between April and June.</p><p class="paragraph_paragraph___QITb">Close to 750,000 jobs were lost during the lockdown and more may be shed when the government's furlough scheme winds up in October.</p><figure class="ArticleFigure_content__ueJhz ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK ArticleFigure_outdent__tkMFK" role="group" data-component="ArticleFigure" aria-labelledby="12704756" data-uri="coremedia://imageproxy/12704756"><img alt="A man on a bike riding down an empty London street at night" class="Image_image__5tFYM image_contentImage__9bwU6" sizes="(max-width: 543px) 543px," srcSet="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/6f86be02cd602828a82877d00df26e2a?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1980&cropW=2649&xPos=171&yPos=0&width=862&height=647 543w, 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