ANXIOUS patients are being forced to wait up to seven days to learn if they have the dreaded Covid-19 as inundated labs struggle to do thousands of tests. The delays are severely hindering efforts …
Public Health England insists the vast majority are done within 48 hours.the TimesAt the start of the crisis, PHE relied on one lab in London. It is now using 12.He said: "What we want is for them to tell people quicker.
Dr Susan Hopkins, deputy director of the National Infection Service, said as the country move forward the NHS would have to prioritise testing. "Prioritise our testing for those that are more unwell at home, more vulnerable. I'm particularly thinking of the elderly.Dr Alex George is calling for the testing process to be ramped upIt comes as elderly people will be asked to self-isolate for up to four months, as the UK escalates its fight against coronavirus.
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