The coronavirus tests offering hope – from home kits to ‘game-changing’ antibody checks
THE UK is set to ramp up testing for coronavirus infection to 25,000 tests a day, Boris Johnson has said.
The Prime Minister laid out the new measure in the House of Commons yesterday in a bid to combat the spread of the deadly bug.
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Two lines closer together mean the person is positive for the later-stage antibodies, and three lines mean the patient is positive for both types of antibodies.
"And you can see the manifestation of many diseases.";
7. Private Harley Street Clinic
Around 60 large firms, including an oil company and a major telecoms business, have ordered the tests for their entire workforce, it is understood.
The test is posted to the client’s home or preferred address, where the client takes swabs from both the nostrils and throat.
The sample is then placed in the box provided and posted back as per the instructions.
On its website, the item can be easily 'added to cart,' much in the same way as conventional online products.
Dr Mark Ali, director of the Private Harley Street Clinic in London, said: "People are worried sick. They want to get some clarity back in their lives."
Despite this, the tests came under fire on Good Morning Britain yesterday by the show's resident medical expert Dr Hilary Jones.
Speaking to hosts Piers Morgan and Ranvir Singh, who was covering for self-isolating Susanna Reid, he said: "It disgusts me, actually.
"The fact that you've got private testing - first of all, we don't know if it's accurate. If it is accurate, why should some people be able to buy when we've got frontline staff not being able to be able to get it.
"The government should requisition this laboratory today and use those tests more appropriately."
Piers also laid into the private labs, adding: "We're hearing about wealthy people buying their own ventilators! This should not be happening!"
"No, it should not be happening," Dr Hilary agreed.