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It should take a “matter of weeks” to resolve the issues round coronavirus testing, Well being Secretary Matt Hancock has mentioned.
He informed MPs there had been a “sharp rise” in these looking for a check, “together with those that should not eligible”.
The checks needs to be prioritised for individuals who want it most, together with these in care houses, he mentioned.
However shadow well being secretary Jonathan Ashworth mentioned no checks had been accessible in virus “hotspots” over the weekend.
It comes after widespread reviews of individuals struggling to get examined, with hospital bosses warning {that a} lack of checks for staff was placing providers in danger.
Talking within the Home of Commons, Mr Hancock mentioned there have been “operational challenges” with testing which the federal government was “working laborious” to repair.
He mentioned all through the pandemic they’d prioritised testing in line with want.
“I don’t shirk from selections about prioritisation,” Mr Hancock mentioned.
“The highest precedence is and at all times has been acute medical care. The following precedence is social care, the place we’re now sending over 100,000 checks a day as a result of we have all seen the dangers this virus poses in care houses.”