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THREAD > 1/7. Important hearing of @CommonsSTC today. 75 minutes with @PHE_uk on understanding why testing, contract, trace policy turned off in March - which has set us largely on path we are on. https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/21aa89b4-5dda-4d6b-89a8-a777a0dd3cfb">https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Ind...
2/7. Includes comparison with S Korea, and decision not to follow model of distributed lab testing. Forensic seeking for clarity on decision-making, overall message is @PHE_uk advise, @DHSCgovuk took decisions.
3/7. As chair @GregClarkMP stated, & #39;this is all rather circular& #39;, re who was providing advice to who re PHE, SAGE, DHSC... Generally it is clear the committee not happy that papers on the decision-making were promised, and have not been received to date.
4/7. Detail on & #39;category 3 status& #39; for testing (defined by Health and Safety Executive) which seems to have restricted no of labs that could do tests until that status was changed to level 2; plus final decision on which labs was @DHSCgovuk according to @PHE_uk.
5/7. ...and on to 100k tests per day, @PHE_uk says that the definition (to inc posted out tests) was down to @DHSCgovuk. Advice is for public NOT to rely on antibody tests on general sale at the moment.
