Salford will be chosen to be tested weekly. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: "Testing is a vital line of defence in combating this pandemic."Over the past six months we have built almost from scratch one of the biggest testing systems in the world."We need to use every new innovation at our disposal to expand the use of testing, and build the mass testing capability that can help suppress the virus and enable more of the things that make life worth living."We are backing innovative new tests that are fast, accurate and easier to use will maximise the impact and scale of testing, helping us to get back to a more normal way of life."The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said saliva-based testing will be used for the pilot in.