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Coronavirus testing falls in Scotland as criticism of government mounts

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Scottish Ministers are under pressure after the number of coronavirus tests carried out in Scotland fell dramatically. Overall tests decreased from 5,472 on one day last week to 2,729 yesterday -  a small proportion of the daily capacity of 15,500.A breakdown shows the latest testing figures for NHS labs has fallen to 2096 and to 633 in regional testing centres.Critics believe the numbers are a blow as a key part of the Scottish Government strategy to combat Covid-19 is based on ramping up testing.Meanwhile, new analysis from Cancer Research UK has claimed that up to 3000 covid-19 tests are needed a day in Scotland to get cancer services back on track.The charity’s experts calculated a drop of around 16,000 urgent GP referrals for

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