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CORONAVIRUS testing in the UK has been delayed after kits were found to be contaminated with Covid-19, it's reported.

Key components ordered from overseas for the tests were found to contain traces of the virus earlier this week.

It comes as Britain attempts to ramp up mass testing after capacity appeared to lag behind other major nations, including the US and Germany.

To meet demand and boost production, the government has enlisted private companies to help - with plans for thousands of kits to be made available within the coming weeks.

But in a blow to production one of those suppliers sent an email on Monday to government laboratories in the UK warning that a delivery of "probes and primers" would be delayed because it was contaminated, the Telegraph reported.

Eurofins, which is based in Luxembourg, admitted there had been "an issue" but said other private providers had suffered the same problem.

It's unclear how the components were contaminated and senior health sources told the newspaper that the delay wouldn't significantly impact the UK's testing programme.

Slow rollout
It comes as Boris Johnson chaired a meeting of his Cabinet by videolink on Tuesday, as he continues to self-isolate in Downing Street after testing positive for coronavirus.

The Prime Minister has faced heavy criticism over shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline NHS staff as well as the slow rollout of testing.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11296594/coronavirus-testing-delayed-kits-contaminated-covid19/

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GIdiata:
Many conspiracies behind the whole Covid-19 shit. God help us Amen �

Old news ... They ordered kits from Luxembourg and before it was shipped some were found to b contaminated.

Nbote:
Old news ... They ordered kits from Luxembourg and before it was shipped some were found to b contaminated.

Yes but if this can happen in UK then it can also happen in Nigeria. How do you certify the test kits from China been used currently in Nigeria.

nylen1234:
Yes but if this can happen in UK then it can also happen in Nigeria. How do you certify the test kits from China been used currently in Nigeria.

Listen, stop believing all d useless lies being peddled about. U are not d only ones Jack Ma donated kits to. I dont have time to convince U otherwise becos most of U already believe what U want