Matt Hancock’s strategy for “ramping up” coronavirus testing was in tatters as it emerged just half the possible daily checks are being done.
Stand-in PM Dominic Raab said the UK now had capacity to test 40,000 people a day when grilled during Prime Minister’s Questions.
And Health Secretary Mr Hancock has vowed 100,000 tests will be carried out from next Friday. But despite his claims the country was “ahead of our trajectory on capacity”, just 22,800 tests were conducted in the 24 hours up to 9am yesterday.
And only 13,500 individuals were actually checked, as poor reliability meant many needed repeat tests. Do you have a coronavirus story to tell?