Can't be far away24 Apr 2020 07:16
Several different companies have been approached over contributing to the 3.5 million tests needed - including the makers of an HIV self screening kit and a £6 finger prick device that works like a pregnancy test. But none is yet ready to supply them.
Manufacturers said they were working around the clock to develop the devices, which can tell someone within 15 minutes whether they are immune to reinfection.
In a major blow for the Government, they said it will be three weeks at the earliest before tests are available.