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UK delays mass testing after discovering some test kits contained traces of COVID-19

The United Kingdom has reportedly delayed its plan to embark on mass testing of people after some test kits were found to be carrying the virus.

The UK has been one of the hardest-hit countries in Europe with some high ranking members of the Royal Family and Government including Prime Minister Boris Johnson contracting the virus.

The government has come under pressure to control the spread by mass testing the public to identify and isolate infected persons like the US and Germany have done.

However, reports indicate that some test kits from firms tasked to produce the resources for the UK had traces of the virus on them making them unfit for use and further delaying the mass testing exercise.

Source: www.abcnewsgh.com

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