RE: Mass testing kit in britain to be launched26 Feb 2020 07:15
Thousands of Britons are facing coronavirus screening amid fears the number of confirmed infections on UK soil are soon to spiral.
Public Health England announced that patients suffering flu-like symptoms will now be tested for the infection at around 100 primary care sites, such as GP surgeries.
Detection efforts have been ratcheted up to prevent an outbreak on the scale of Italy, where 11 people have died and 322 diagnosed in Europe's first major crisis.
The sudden sprouting up of cases on the continent has fanned panic there could be more cases in Britain than previously thought.