Britain's biggest coronavirus testing lab has reportedly been hit by a coronavirus outbreak. Three of the four teams of scientists at the Milton Keynes Lighthouse Laboratory in Buckinghamshire have suffered from coronavirus cases, it is claimed.
The lab became the first to pick up on the new highly infectious strain of coronavirus in September, Public Health England said.
A worker has told Sky News that 20 members of the 70 strong lab team are self-isolating. They claimed employees had been mixing in the canteen and lobbies of the building.
Warehouse and administrative staff have also reportedly been infected in the outbreak. It puts the lab's productivity at risk as it fights to manage rising demand after apparently being asked to