Many of the Government's official Coronavirus testing sites are run by private, non-medical, companies. Several healthcare professionals I've spoken to have raised that tests are, most of the time, not being correctly utilised at these sites. This, in turn, has lead to... 1/7

potentially hundreds of thousands of false negatives. The Government are also aware that the majority of home tests kits are not being correctly administered either. Indeed, the instructions on the Government's own website are absolutely incorrect. Watch the below clip. 2/7

This is the Government's own instructions on how to self-test for Coronavirus, using their own approved tests. Users are advised not to insert the swab far into the nostrils. That is incorrect and in complete contrast to guidance, issued by NHS Trusts. Now watch this clip. 3/7

You will note the swabs must be pushed back, as far into the nostrils as possible. Indeed, this is the only reliable way to test for the presence of the virus. The initial clip is how most test site staff are trained to swab members of the public. The consequences... 4/7

of not testing properly can be and likely have been catastrophic. Those with Coronavirus, who receive false negatives, can quickly deteriorate without seeking appropriate medical assistance. This can sadly, especially in those with comorbidities, prove fatal. Similarly... 5/7

even those who have mild or no symptoms and receive false negatives have likely felt confident enough to either return to work or go out into the public. This means that they are then spreading the virus, albeit absolutely unwittingly. When you factor in that tests... 6/7

are only up to 70% accurate, it seems likely thousands of Coronavirus positive patients have been allowed to slip through the testing process. It's unclear why the Government give incorrect test instructions, although such guidance would mean lower figures of confirmed cases. 7/7