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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Screening (22 April 2021)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to minimise the time taken to receive PCR covid-19 test results.

Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)

Answer

Almost all in-person polymerase chain reaction test results are received the day after the test is taken - 98.6% for week 8 to 14 April. This improvement in turnaround times has been a result of continued focus on operational improvements, including the use of robotics.


Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
28 April 2021

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