Coronavirus: Testing, PPE and ventilators - how has the government done?
The biggest benefit will be the ability to see whether there has been widespread transmission of the virus in the community.If this has happened in significant numbers - some have suggested half of those infected may not show symptoms - it could signal herd immunity has been achieved by default and allow life to return back to normal.the government indicated it would hit 25,000 swab or diagnostic tests a day by the middle of April.
But the problem is there is no guarantee these antibody tests will work. Oxford University is looking at them now.The scramble to get hold of protective equivalent for staff - with unions warning the lives of doctors and nurses are being put at risk - has led to a huge amount of criticism with suggestions some doctors are prepared to down tools if they are not made available.19 March
And yet that contrasts with repeated reports of shortages in some parts of the NHS. British Medical Association leader Dr Chaand Nagpaul has described the situation as"unacceptable". The UK had to start from a low base with fewer ventilators per head than many nations - although the figures are slightly distorted by the fact ventilators in the private sector are not counted in the NHS figures, whereas in other countries they tend to be.
He replied:"Yes, we've made serious progress on that. There's now over 12,000 that we have managed to get to.", cabinet minister Michael Gove was promising the"first of thousands" of ventilators would be delivered within a week thanks to the work of a consortium of leading British companies. It later emerged the delivery would only amount to 30.
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