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Gov't testing capacity upped from 300 to 800 - Quayle

Investment in daily Covid-19 testing capability

Government is ramping up investment in Covid-19 testing on the Isle of Man, and has almost tripled the daily capacity, according to the chief minister.

Howard Quayle made the announcement at the latest coronavirus media briefing:

Earlier this week, government's testing capacity was criticised by one of its senior scientists.

Dr Rachel Glover said on social media  "I'm absolutely NOT content with the numbers being tested currently.After six months I'm finally working out who the people are who block the information I need to disseminate and circumnavigating them."

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