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NHS heroes promised 100,000 coronavirus checks per day - but not until end of April

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Matt Hancock finally announced a boost in testing for coronavirus, amid fierce criticism for delays over the vital checks that may have cost lives.

As millions of Brits last night once again stood on doorsteps to applaud NHS staff and carers, the Health Secretary pledged 100,000 more tests – but admitted that figure will not be reached until the end of the month.

Just 5,000 frontline NHS workers have so far been checked, sparking fury among those putting their lives on the line to battle the killer virus.

As the UK death toll climbed to 2,921 yesterday – up 569 on the previous day – Jeremy Corbyn said: “The fact that we are not yet even testing 10,000 people a day is very serious indeed. “There are almost half a million people working in

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