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Government admits 'more needs to be done' amid fury over coronavirus testing
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The government today admitted its coronavirus testing regime does not go far enough after days of anger at the slow progress on checks for Covid-19.
Boris Johnson's official spokesman accepted "we need to make progress very quickly" after officials repeatedly failed to meet the UK's capacity for daily tests.
Downing Street said Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce a "significant increase in testing" later on, likely at the daily press conference.
The PM's spokesman told journalists: "We acknowledge that more needs to be done. "We agree we need to be testing more people and to make progress very quickly. "The Health Secretary will set out our plans for a significant increase in testing later on." Downing Street was forced to deny a
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