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Seem to be a few government basher's....I can only imagine how Corbine would cope with this unprecedented event !

19 company's were being evaluated by PHE ...now down to 3.... Novacyt being one of them

https://twitter.com/PolishEcstasy/status/1245052386068123650?s=20

Smokinjoe -But whats to say the trials will be successful ?
Bit too much of a risk....also many other companies working on the same !!

But whats to say the trials will be successful ?
Bit too much of a risk....also many other companies working on the same !!

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1262588/UK-coronavirus-news-boris-johnson-covid-19-testing-kits-death-infection-rates-latest

Looks like the guys in production won't be booking any time off in the next 6 month's ...... at least !!

I think that puts it firmly into context

Small excerpt ....

The ex-PM said testing will need to carry on for a long time, as even if the outbreak subsides there will be a threat of 'resurgence'.

He said 'virtually everyone' will need to be tested for whether they have coronavirus.

And Mr Blair warned that might need to happen two or three times to combat any return of the outbreak. That could potentially mean in the region of 180million individual tests.

Cabinet minister Michael Gove confirmed this morning that the number of UK tests per day has reached 10,000.

At that rate it could take more than 50 years to check the whole 66million-strong population three times - although Mr Gove stressed that the numbers are being urgently increased.

Ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt says mass testing is the fastest way to end UK's coronavirus lockdown as Tony Blair warns 180MILLION checks might be needed - but that could take 50 YEARS at the current rate

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8164579/UK-need-carry-180MILLION-coronavirus-tests-warns-Tony-Blair.html

Kenco - novacyt (NCYT) is a lab company that are world leaders in testing/kits for the current Covid-19 / Ebola / Sars / Mers
The company has just exploded in terms of sales and is almost a licence to print money but DYOR

Small excerpt -

Sniffer dogs could be used to detect cases of coronavirus at airports as researchers launch six week project to discover if canines can smell the infection

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8161571/Sniffer-dogs-used-detect-cases-coronavirus-airports.html

Matt Han**** also has coronavirus

Welcome aboard Dr Thomas :-)

Wrong link before.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8157947/Storm-testing-kits-delay.html

Testing blow: Experts admit coronavirus equipment will not be ready for at least THREE WEEKS... because NO tests have so far been proven to work ...... (Headline)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

Juno....it would be nice if it was us.

Might quieten a few derampers.

Two British firms leading the race to develop coronavirus antibody tests for the UK say they STILL haven't received orders to make any - despite the Government promising 3.5million would be ready in days

Two British firms leading the race to develop coronavirus antibody tests for the UK say they still haven't received orders to make any - despite the Government promising millions would be ready in days.

Derby-based SureScreen Diagnostics and Mologic Ltd, headquartered in Bedfordshire, are the frontrunners to mass produce the home-screening kits.

But neither has received the go-ahead from the Government to scale up manufacturing yet, even though health bosses have promised 3.5million of the tests 'within days'.

The news has sparked fears the UK will not be able to meet its promise of delivering the devices by the end of the month.

The rapid tests, which can diagnose patients in minutes, are still being validated at Public Health England labs around the country - a process which could take weeks.

Sources have told MailOnline it was unlikely one firm would be able to manufacture all 3.5million kits, raising questions over who the government is working with to meet its promise.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8154885/Coronavirus-test-confusion-No-10-admits-no-idea-work.html

Thanks for the link EKXoc (Frontera)

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

The government has ordered 3.5 million antibody tests from at least three suppliers ....