Staff at UK coronavirus testing lab hit by outbreak of disease

Whistleblower claims safety measures breached at Milton Keynes facility where 20 staff affectedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageStaff at the UK ’s biggest testing lab in Milton Keynes have been hit by an outbreak of coronavirus as the country struggles to contain the soaring number of infections.Cases have been reported in three of the four scientific teams at Milton Keynes Lighthouse Laboratory, Sky News said on Christmas Eve. Sky said there had also been cases among the admin and warehouse departments. It is believed that, as a result of the outbreak, about 20 members of a 70-person lab team are isolating.Continue reading...
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