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The government has been accused of \u201cmisleading the public\u201d over the number of people being tested for coronavirus<\/a>, amid claims that ministers have \u201cmassaged\u201d figures to make it look like targets have been met.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the health secretary claimed that he had met his target of testing 100,000 people a day before the end of April, but significant discrepancies have emerged in the figures.<\/p>\n

Matt Hancock had said 122,347 tests were performed in the 24 hours up to 9am on Friday, but a closer look at the figures revealed that many of the claimed tests counted had in fact not actually been completed yet.<\/p>\n

The government had counted the posting of 27,497 home testing kits to households around the deadline as tests being carried out in the total, as well as 12,872 testing kits delivered to satellite locations \u2013 boosting its final day total by more than 40,000.<\/p>\n

The change partly explains why the government claimed the 100,000 tests target had been met on the final day despite only 52,000 tests a day being carried out as of Tuesday and making very slow progress in the course of the month.<\/p>\n

Just 39,573 tests were completed on the final day at NHS and Public Health England laboratories, with another 39,153 completed at drive-through sites.<\/p>\n

The Health Service Journal <\/em>reported<\/a> concerns from a senior source close to the testing programme that the \u201cmassive one-day\u201d boost in sending out tests, which were largely distributed by Amazon and Royal Mail, will prove to be \u201cunsustainable\u201d in terms of continuing to meet the target in the days ahead.<\/p>\n

There are also concerns that home testing kits could prove to be inaccurate, with a high failure rate.<\/p>\n

Angela Rayner, Labours deputy leader, said: \u201cIf you cannot meet your target then the response should be we are doing our best and testing has significantly increased it should not be to fudge the figures. Unbelievable. and risks undermining confidence in the minister and government.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another tweet Ms Rayner said Mr Hancock had \u201cmisled the public\u201d.<\/p>\n

Acting co-leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, also criticised ministers for playing \u201cfast and loose with the truth\u201d, adding: \u201cThe health secretarys arbitrary target of 100,000 tests by the end of April was always a hostage to fortune, and the truth is, he missed it. Its extremely disappointing the government have decided to massage the metrics rather than admit they fell short, as this will only undermine public confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that \u201cthe British public wont be so easily fooled by manipulation\u201d and that the UK was \u201cstill miles off the large-scale testing programme that will be an essential part of any plan to ease out of lockdown through a test, trace and isolate approach\u201d.<\/p>\n

Professor John Newton, the governments testing tsar, defended ministers approach to counting.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the tests are only counted once, and you can count tests when they go out or when they come back in, and whichever way you do it we still meet the target,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that the use of home testing kids was \u201cvery satisfactory\u201d despite concern that results from the self-swab kits may not be as accurate.<\/p>\n

Professor Newton had previously stated: \u201cFor any tests which go outside of the control of the programme, they are counted as soon as they leave the programme. Thats for the tests that go out to people home and in satellite centres.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE FROM SOURCE: https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/coronavirus-testing-figures-uk-target-criticism-hancock-a9495621.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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