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Testing targets for #coronavirus
3,500 NHS tests a day by end April, with more via academic/commercial work
100,000 tests a day by end April via NHS & commercial partnerships
Suggests Scottish capacity would need to almost treble to keep pace, if English target realistic
3,500 NHS tests a day by end April, with more via academic/commercial work 100,000 tests a day by end April via NHS & commercial partnershipsSuggests Scottish capacity would need to almost treble to keep pace, if English target realistic
“Yes, I wish we could grow this capacity quicker”
FM @nicolasturgeon wants to keep expanding #coronavirus testing as long as additional screening is accurate
FM @nicolasturgeon wants to keep expanding #coronavirus testing as long as additional screening is accurate
Here’s an example of the sort of academic partnership that may help with expansion of testing in Scotland https://twitter.com/uofglasgow/status/1245754621576065025?s=21
Scotland’s chief medical officer @CathCalderwood1 has previously warned that focus on testing could become a distraction
H/T @petermacmahon
https://twitter.com/itvborderrb/status/1245757676493123585?s=21 https://twitter.com/itvborderrb/status/1245757676493123585
H/T @petermacmahon
https://twitter.com/itvborderrb/status/1245757676493123585?s=21 https://twitter.com/itvborderrb/status/1245757676493123585
Current testing is only reliable in confirming if someone with #coronavirus symptoms has the disease
Both Scottish and UK governments hope a reliable antibody test that tells if you have had covid-19 will soon become available
Both Scottish and UK governments hope a reliable antibody test that tells if you have had covid-19 will soon become available
Tests in Scotland are focussed on three priorities:
1. NHS workers
2. Hospital patients with symptoms
3. Others to help build up wider surveillance of virus spread
For England @MattHancock said on #r4today priority was hospital patients, then NHS workers
1. NHS workers
2. Hospital patients with symptoms
3. Others to help build up wider surveillance of virus spread
For England @MattHancock said on #r4today priority was hospital patients, then NHS workers
