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WTFH replied

20 April 2020, 15:01
Originally posted by Yuri F View Post

How is it good news? With more tests we will have more confirmed cases, let's stop testing to drive statistics down.

It's good news that the government is going to meet one of its targets.

Admittedly it's a target that they then said they would meet tenfold, but hey, let's forget their promises.
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Yuri F replied

20 April 2020, 14:31
How is it good news? With more tests we will have more confirmed cases, let's stop testing to drive statistics down.
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WTFH replied

20 April 2020, 13:27
Originally posted by Old Greg View Post

Just in case any of you gloomsters are feeling smug, Michael Gove has confirmed that the UK will meet its 10,000 tests per day by the end of April target. So put that in yer pipe and smoke it.

Exactly. Is he getting the figures from Priti Patel?

11th March:
NHS ramps up coronavirus testing by 500% so 10,000 patients can be tested daily - ITV News

2nd April:
Health Secretary sets out plan to carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests a day - GOV.UK
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NotAllThere replied

19 April 2020, 20:08
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Linky? or are you being silly?

Nineteen Eighty-Four - Wikipedia

Oh... sorry. I thought you were asking AtW
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Magpie252 replied

19 April 2020, 19:52
My better half works in the Lighthouse lab in Cheshire.

They have been working up for the last 7-10 days, running a single shift.
From next week they move to a 4 shift 24x7 rotation, 42,000 tests per week capacity.
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sasguru replied

19 April 2020, 17:45
Originally posted by Old Greg View Post

Just in case any of you gloomsters are feeling smug, Michael Gove has confirmed that the UK will meet its 10,000 tests per day by the end of April target. So put that in yer pipe and smoke it.

Linky? or are you being silly?
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AtW replied

19 April 2020, 16:54
10,000?

In related news - Govt will increase chocolate ration from 200 grams to 150.
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Old Greg started a topic More good news

19 April 2020, 16:39
More good news

Just in case any of you gloomsters are feeling smug, Michael Gove has confirmed that the UK will meet its 10,000 tests per day by the end of April target. So put that in yer pipe and smoke it.
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