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We're testing as many as we can practically. They are trying to increase the capacity.
Friend works for Barts, so I know that part of the problem was/is that pathology departments weren't set up to test for SARS-CoV-2 (unsurprising as it's new) which meant that they were having to ship tests off site.
When I saw him on Wednesday he said they'd just got the in house testing up and running.
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We're testing as many as we can practically. They are trying to increase the capacity. Part of the problem (AIUI) is that if you order a shitload of tests it takes a long time to get the results back. Better to focus on those in hospital etc. that waste man-hours testing people who are just going to be told to stay at home regardless.