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The UK government has failed to meet its target of providing 100,000 tests per day since the weekend.The government came under some criticism for including in this figure home test kits counted when they were dispatched, which might not ever be returned.The target was also met on 1 May,
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said after the target had been reached that the"ambitious" goal had been designed to have a"galvanising effect". Key workers across the UK who are self-isolating because they or a family member have coronavirus symptoms can be referred for a test by their employer or apply online.
The British Medical Association had said the accessibility of centres was a major problem, with some people having to drive hundreds of miles to their nearest site - especially difficult for people suffering symptoms of Covid-19.People are tested to diagnose them individually, but it can also be used to understand how far the virus has spread in the population.
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