The British government says it has surpassed its target of carrying out 100,000 coronavirus tests per day by the end of April.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said 122,347 people were tested for COVID-19 yesterday, but until now the figures have only included tests that had reached labs. The latest figures also include tests that have been sent out to homes and testing sites. A total of 27,497 home kits were delivered yesterday, while a further 12,872 tests were carried out in satellite locations.
Euronews reporter Trent Murray told Sky News "it wasn't looking good just a few days ago" as they were still well below 50,000 tests, but "it seems Matt Hancock "has just managed to drag it over the line". "It's still a monumental achievement given where we were just days ago, we were well behind that target," he said. "Most people, even in his own party, had written off his chances of being able to achieve that target.
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