PM to DOUBLE Covid testing capacity to half a million a DAY by end of October

CORONAVIRUS testing capacity will be doubled to half a million a DAY by the end of October, the Prime Minister today revealed. Boris Johnson said that the Government aims to carry out 3.5 million a…

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He added that demand for testing is not the only challenge that comes with winter and said it was possible the virus would be worse in winter months and that the NHS would face usual winter pressure.for the NHS, he said: "Demand for testing is not the only challenge that winter will bring.

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