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Two new coronavirus 'megalabs' set to double UK testing capacity

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The opening of two new coronavirus 'megalabs' will double the UK's coronavirus testing capacity, the government has announced.The new testing labs are due to open in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and another location in Scotland in early 2021.Together they will be able to process up to 600,000 tests a day when operating at full capacity, according to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).Each lab will have the capacity to test 300,000 samples a day.As well as processing Covid-19 tests, these new diagnostic facilities will be used for critical illness including cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “We didn’t go into this crisis with a significant diagnostics industry, but we have built.

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