Baroness Harding says the current demand for coronavirus testing is "multiples" of the overall testing supply, making access increasingly challenging for the public.
Though she acknowledged a delay caused by a shortfall in laboratory processing capacity, she also suggested demand from people without Covid-19 symptoms was putting a strain on the system.
Report by Connerv.
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