UK MPs slam ‘inadequate’ virus testing
UK lawmakers have slammed the government's 'inadequate' Covid-19 testing regime, saying it seemed to have no strategy to handle the pandemic in the early stages of the crisis. – EPA pic, May 19, 2020.
BRITISH lawmakers today heaped fresh pressure on the government for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, calling its testing regime “inadequate” in the early stages. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been criticised for his initial response to the global pandemic, and has faced weeks of pressure about the availability of tests for the virus.
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