Over the past fortnight, ministers and their scientific advisers have made a series of claims over testing. Claim: UK coronavirus testing will reach 25,000 per dayReality: Amid criticism that the UK was lagging badly behind other countries, Boris Johnson declared in March that coronavirus testing would increase to 25,000 tests a day, with NHS frontline staff being among the first to benefit. Smaller companies are being consulted about other virus testing strategies. A better pandemic preparedness plan might have foreseen the surge in demand for testing materials and arranged to act swiftly, critics say. NHS test protocols demand specific equipment, enzymes and other chemicals, because these are known to produce reliable test results.

Source: The Guardian April 01, 2020 19:08 UTC