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dicki

the testing figures as shown on the graph at todays press conference
anyone notice how it spiked at approx. 100k on the day the tories said they would do 100k tests, but all subsequent days have been ( well ) under 100k, that does fall over a weekend so that might have an effect .... but still

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grams in reply to @dicki

The Thursday figures included 50,000 "testing kits" that they posted to anyone they could scrounge up an address for, many of which were missing parts of the kit. It was pure bullshit.

(the BBC merrily ran "testing target reached" headlines, because of the unique way it's funded)

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cliveo in reply to @grams

But they are able to use those kits multiple times in the figures

When they are sent out
When a replacement with all necessary parts is sent out
When the testing is done
When the test is returned
When the test is analysed
When the results are known.

Six tests for the price of one

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