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Coronavirus testing at less than half of capacity as 100,000 target in peril
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Britain is still filling less than half its coronavirus testing capacity a week before the deadline to reach 100,000 a day. Downing Street has admitted there is a "great deal more to do" to fill the gap between capacity and the number of people actually getting tested for Covid-19.
The capacity for tests in England, Scotland and Wales is now 48,273 a day. Yet just 22,814 coronavirus tests were carried out on 13,522 people in the 24 hours up to 9am on Wednesday.
That means the government faces a struggle to meet its target of carrying out 100,000 tests a day by April 30. The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "The number of people we've tested has increased in the most recent 24 hours we've got figures for. "And the gap between the
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