Prognosis
U.K. May Limit Virus Testing to Worst Cases as Labs Struggle
- Health Secretary: Test problems will take ‘weeks’ to resolve
- Test capacity is strained as demand grows, virus cases rise
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The U.K. government warned that coronavirus tests could soon be further restricted as laboratories struggle to cope with rising demand, in a blow to businesses seeking to get more workers back to the office.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday he would “not shirk from decisions about prioritization” and resources would be focused on hospitals and care homes -- a comment that suggests community testing will be reduced if demand continues to grow. The minister said he believed the problems in the system would take “a matter of weeks” to resolve.