Test kits for the novel coronavirus are being delayed in Britain after the country found that some of the kits being imported into the country were contaminated with the virus.
According to The Telegraph, traces of COVID-19 were detected on some parts of the kits, which were being imported from a firm in Luxembourg. The discovery will further delay the country’s attempts to ramp up their testing.
Britain is facing criticism for the lack of testing in the country. Their testing capacity has been lower than that in the United States and South Korea.
It’s not clear how the kits became contaminated, nor how long the delay will be at this point, but officials in the country said that new kits should be released soon.
The United Kingdom has had 22,141 confirmed cases of the virus at this point and 1,808 deaths. In contrast, the United States had as of Monday 140,904 cases with 2,405 deaths.
0 comments :
Post a Comment