Hancock managed to hit the milestone at the end of April but the government was accused of ‘bending the rules’ to achieve it
The Department of Health and Social Care said 92,837 tests were conducted in the 24 hours to 9am on Sunday, down from 96,878 the day before..Coronavirus updatesQuestions were raised over how the tests were counted, with the figure including tens of thousands of home kits which were delivered, but not yet returned.
The Government’s national testing co-ordinator, Professor John Newton, told reporters there had been ‘no change’ to the methodology but said advice had been sought on counting as ‘new ways of delivering tests’ were brought in.The news came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was preparing to deliver a broadcast to the nation on Sunday night about his plans to ease the lockdown.
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