NHS to start testing people for coronavirus to ease strain on PHE
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from Science | The Guardian on (#50F62)
Move will double number of tests that can be done every day in UK from 2,000 to 4,000
NHS hospital laboratories will start testing swab samples from people who are displaying symptoms of coronavirus to ease the strain on Public Health England, which had been running all tests.
The move will double the number of tests that can be done every day in the UK from 2,000 to 4,000, reducing the load on PHE staff and facilities. Just under 25,000 people in Britain have now been tested.
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