Coronavirus: just 2,000 NHS frontline workers tested so far

No 10 urges hospitals to test as many staff as possible as data shows many in isolation may not be infectedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOnly 2,000 NHS frontline workers out of about half a million have been tested for coronavirus so far, despite up to one in four being off work with suspected symptoms in some areas of the country.Amid criticism of the UK ’s low testing numbers, No 10 said a “clear instruction” has been issued to hospitals to test as many staff as possible, with trusts allowed to decide how to split tests between workers and patients.Continue reading...
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