Furious medics are facing waits of up to four days to find out if they have contracted coronavirus, as insiders warn of an "apocalyptic" crisis facing the health service.
Today Cabinet minister Michael Gove said 10,000 tests are being carried out each day, but admitted that not all doctors and nurses are getting them.
It comes as the government comes under increased pressure to rollout tests to all NHS workers potentially exposed to the killer virus, which has claimed more than 1,200 lives in the UK.
But although testing has been stepped up, frontline staff are horrified about the amount of time it takes to find out if they have Covid-19.