'It is the best of the NHS and it is best of Britain… to put together such a facility at such pace' Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks at the opening of the NHS Nightingale hospital at the ExCel centre in London
According to the latest figures, 2,921 people in the UK have died with the virus. The total is up by 569 from 2,352 the day before, which was the biggest day-on-day increase so far.
"It's got to happen. I've got a plan to get us there, I've set it as a goal and it's what the nation needs," he said. Labour has called for more details on the plan, with shadow chancellor John McDonnell telling BBC Breakfast a breakdown of the type of tests that would make up the 100,000 target was needed.It was possible almost all of them would be swab tests used to determine whether a person currently had coronavirus, he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
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