Angela Burns

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The centre at the Cardiff City Stadium opened last Tuesday

A drive-in-testing-center for key-workers at the Cardiff City Stadium was closed on Bank Holiday Monday, prompting criticism from opposition politicians.

Public Health Wales said it was expected due to the "small number of key employees to be" on this day.

But Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price said the decision "mocks".

But the Welsh Government said that the opposition shown by the comments of a "lack of understanding" of how The System worked.

Meanwhile, the Welsh Conservatives said there is no valid reason to have to lock the center.

The Cardiff City Stadium -the centre is one of the Tests to key-workers with Symptoms - it is the only center that opened So Far and last week.

health Minister Vaughan Gething had promised the 5,000 tests per day from mid-April - But publicly available data from Public Health Wales shows daily testing metrics Are not exceeded, 939, since last Wednesday.

specifies The Level of daily tests to hover relatively stable for Two Weeks , mostly around 800 to 900 since 30 March, and diving as low as 507 at 5. April.

As well tested as the key-workers, people hospitalized with Symptoms separately. The Cardiff centre has a capacity for 200 tests per day.

In a statement, Public Health Wales, full-service said in the middle again on Tuesday.

"The decision to close the centre was taken to be due to the small number of key employees, expected, said work on the Bank Holiday Monday," PHW.

"In the interest of efficiency, it was considered, therefore, as necessary, to the operational test Center That Day . "

Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price said: "During a national health crisis, if We Are already testing far less than in many other countries, it is similarly hard to believe that the Welsh Government should think, to conclude, it is appropriate-Test-station for the Bank Holiday .

"we were promised that we will be at 5,000 tests per day until mid-April. It is not surprising, with this kind of approach that we have absolutely no progress in the direction that the figure So Far . "

'Last'

Welsh Conservative health spokesperson Angela Burns said the decision was "incredible".

"While I appreciate that the resources - particularly Staff - Are stretched to keep The Doors of The Test centre will be closed on the assumption that some key persons would come to be tested, I believe, is based on a false premise. "

Tests Are not performed, on Monday "will only add to The Burden of the exams must be taken And Then analysed," She Said .

A Welsh Government spokesman said: "This shows a complete lack of understanding of how The System of workers. Key persons can be booked not only to this center, you must.

"Because of the small number posted For Today , they were all tested yesterday.

"happens to The Test in a variety of locations, and we now have a capacity to test up to 1,300 on the day. "

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Source of news: bbc.com