Coronavirus lockdown: Are the five tests being met?
After Easter, when the government announced lockdown was to continue for another three weeks, it set out five tests that had to be met before restrictions were eased.
This has, of course, come at a cost, with growing numbers of people left waiting for routine treatments, such as knee and hip replacements, while some cancer services have also been affected.The NHS has not run out of beds - either on general wards or in intensive care - at any point. Without any social distancing measures, the average person would infect between two and three people.But that masks the fact it is higher in hospitals and social care.Fourth test: Ensuring supply of tests and PPE can meet future demand
Three mega-labs have been opened to process tests, while 48 drive-thru testing centres, 100 military-run mobile units and a home-testing service have been launched to complement the testing done in hospitals.Tests can still take 72 hours to turn around.
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