Lack of chemicals to enable testing

[bear66]

Gove said that that was the reason for lack of testing (8000 yesterday when we've been wanting to get to 10000 a day three weeks ago and 25000 a day two weeks ago). Apparently end of April is now the date for 25000 a day. Surely we knew three weeks ago we didn't have the chemicals? And how are other countries getting the chemicals to do far more? Australia had done twice the tests we had two weeks ago? Then there's China, S Korea, Italy, Germany, USA, UAE and Russia ahead of us in numbers.

 

[TheLodger]

The UK suppliers of chemicals that are required have said there is not shortage of chemicals, and they could supply and up production if requested by the UK government, no request has even been received.
See Robert Peston's twitter feed for details.

 

[bear66]

The UK suppliers of chemicals that are required have said there is not shortage of chemicals, and they could supply and up production if requested by the UK government, no request has even been received.
See Robert Peston's twitter feed for details.

I've just read that. A simple Google. Perhaps Gove should Google it as well?

How much reagent do you want?

 

[spanishman]

The UK suppliers of chemicals that are required have said there is not shortage of chemicals, and they could supply and up production if requested by the UK government, no request has even been received.
See Robert Peston's twitter feed for details.

My dog ate my homework again?

 

[bear66]

“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you can not fool all the people all of the time.”

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Gove(ernment) telling lies again.

 

[kuepper]

what happened to the 250,000 tests a day that Johnson said last week, why aren't journos quoting that? The state of journalism in UK is appalling

 

[BoroBosco]

It may not be the same case as the UK but the Dutch have had a similar problem & were unable to obtain or produce their own test solution.

Roche say they can't guarantee the results from their machines if their chemical isn't used and we have been repeatedly told that a bad test is worse than no test.

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2020/03/27/roche-covid19-coronavirus-netherlands/

 

[Funky_Chicken]

Lying - it’s a way of life for a Tory

 

[Richyboro]

Tory lies were acceptable to many when it concerned Brexit, NHS, Public Sector, immigrants, benefit scroungers etc now their own lives depend on it they are not as gullible and demand action and answers.

 

[ABHBORO]

Gove said that that was the reason for lack of testing (8000 yesterday when we've been wanting to get to 10000 a day three weeks ago and 25000 a day two weeks ago). Apparently end of April is now the date for 25000 a day. Surely we knew three weeks ago we didn't have the chemicals? And how are other countries getting the chemicals to do far more? Australia had done twice the tests we had two weeks ago? Then there's China, S Korea, Italy, Germany, USA, UAE and Russia ahead of us in numbers.

The time scale hadn’t changed. It was always 10000 by last week and 25000 3 weeks after that.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/testing-for-coronavirus-covid-19-will-increase-to-25-000-a-day

 

[bear66]

4 weeks from 18 March isn't the end of April.

In this instance we currently have capacity for 12000 a day but are struggling to do 8000.

 

[ABHBORO]

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4 weeks from 18 March isn't the end of April.

In this instance we currently have capacity for 12000 a day but are struggling to do 8000.

and 3 weeks ago is before it was announced on the 18th of March ;)

 

[bear66]

Just quoting your link and comparing it with what out deputy CMO said yesterday.

It's worrying that capacity now isn't the issue. We have had the capacity to exceed 10000 tests for some time, but haven't.

 

[BlindBoyGrunt]

what happened to the 250,000 tests a day that Johnson said last week, why aren't journos quoting that? The state of journalism in UK is appalling

UK firm is selling coronavirus testing kits to EIGHTY countries because labs here 'can't cope

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coro...stand-deserted-in-britain/ar-BB11YR6O?ocid=st

while NHS swabbing stations stand deserted in Britain

 

[Billy69_uk]

UK firm is selling coronavirus testing kits to EIGHTY countries because labs here 'can't cope

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coro...stand-deserted-in-britain/ar-BB11YR6O?ocid=st

while NHS swabbing stations stand deserted in Britain

I didnt realise that swabbing stations (even deserted ones) were a thing in the UK. Are they for essential workers only or those showing early symptoms?

 

[bear66]

I didnt realise that swabbing stations (even deserted ones) were a thing in the UK. Are they for essential workers only or those showing early symptoms?

I found: "Pictures reveal rows of empty testing stations in a car park at Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey that has been transformed into a Covid-19 test centre for NHS staff."