Government target of 200,000 Covid-19 tests 'meaningless'
by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#540JQ)
Senior scientists say published data on testing doesn't adhere to basic rules of statistics
The government's target of hitting 200,000 Covid-19 daily tests by Monday has been described as meaningless" by senior scientists, who say that the published data on testing does not adhere to the basic rules of statistics.
Experts told the Guardian the published daily testing figures appeared almost designed to confuse" and made it impossible to judge whether current levels of testing are adequate to support the track, trace and isolate programme that is said to be essential for easing lockdown.
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