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The government has reportedly ordered 50 million new coronavirus test after scientists in Oxford made a “breakthrough” in developing the new form of kit.
The new immunity tests have been devised by researchers working for the government-backed Rapid Testing Consortium, according to The Sun.
Once they go into mass-production, up to one million of the new “lateral flow” tests are expected to be produced each week.
The kits will cost £10 and tell users if they have coronavirus using a similar two-line system to pregnancy tests.
Users will reportedly provide a pinprick of blood for analysis and be given the results after a 20-minute wait.
A source reportedly told The Sun, the development of the tests represented a “breakthrough moment” which they hoped would allow the government to “turn the tide on the virus”.
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Consortium leader Jonathan Allis said: “We are close to picking up 100 per cent of all cases where people have antibodies.“Now it is just a question of scaling up the manufacturing process.”
Health Minister Lord Bethell said: “This is a great story of how our manufacturers are stepping up to the challenge of Covid, and I am hopeful that their product will make an impact in our battle against this terrible disease.”
The government is currently seeking to hit its 100,000-a-day testing target by next Thursday.
Home Secretary Priti Patel told the Downing Street daily briefing on Saturday that 28,760 tests were carried on Friday.
It comes as the military is to begin operating mobile coronavirus testing units which will travel to care homes, police stations and prisons across the UK.
The mobile facilities can be set up in less than 20 minutes and allow for hundreds of people to be tested each day.
Specially-trained members of the armed forces will collect swabs at the mobile sites before they are sent to “mega-labs” for processing, with results available within 48 hours, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) said.
National testing coordinator Professor John Newton added: “New mobile testing units will help us achieve our goal of 100,000 coronavirus tests a day, providing tests to vital frontline workers wherever they need them.
“In a matter of weeks, we have worked with Britain’s leading scientists, academics and industry partners to build scores of new testing facilities and Britain’s largest network of diagnostic labs in history.”
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-government-orders-new-testing-kits-091648021.html
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.
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I thought this would get a bit of attention as it appears to me a bit of a game changer.
I’m all for anything that’s going to speed up returning back to normal.
Home schooling 3 children of different ages and levels with one laptop PC is not easy.
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Citreon C4 PicassoI might be wrong but haven’t seen this mentioned on national news?
Neither have I footloose, I got it from yahoo news yesterday and was expecting to see it today on BBC etc.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Just checked and its in the Daily Mail Express etc but not on main stream TV, strange.
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Hi Brydo
i would have thought something of such importance would definitely be on the BBC?Hopefully it’s not fake news as that would be extremely poor.
Agreed footloose, how are keeping during the lockdown?
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.Hi Brydo
Ive been doing quite well.I received new prosthetics prior to lockdown so I’ve been able to walk 7-10k per day locally ofcourse and I’m lucky enough to receive my salary though I’m furloughed our MD has topped it off in the hope of a return possibly in June?I hope you and your family are well mate ??
Yes we’re doing not to bad, the wife doesn’t get out much but now that she can’t get out she’s climbing the walls a wee bit.
Thats a fair old distance your walking, I do about two miles a day and that can be a struggle lol.
Lets hope we all manoeuvre this terrible time and come out the other side intact ?
<p style=”text-align: left;”>I hope so pal..but in the meantime I enjoy as I’ve always done your informative posts and wit ?</p>
Thanks footloose ?
Quote from press
On April 26, the Government was forced to deny claims it had ordered up to 50 million home testing kits.
Department of Health sources dismissed a report that 50 million antibody tests had been ordered by ministers at a cost of as little as £10 each.
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