Covid-19: UK test and trace 'barely functional' as nearly 10 million face lockdown

With local lockdowns set to spread report shows 90% of tests failing to hit turnaround target

The coronavirus test and trace system was condemned as “barely functional” today as its tsar admitted demand was up to four times capacity, while 90% of tests were failing to hit the 24-hour turnaround target.

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