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The government is to be carried out with the aim of the 100,000 coronavirus Tests A Day in England until The End of April, health Secretary to Matt Hancock said, as he announced a "five-pillar" Test plan.

It Comes as the government has been criticised for not increasing The Number of Tests faster.

Currently, There are approximately 10,000 checks per day.

The new goal includes smear Tests , which are already in use, and blood-Tests that are yet to be started.

It was originally thought that The Goal would be for the whole of the UK, But the government later, a Corrigendum issued to say, The Goal is only for England .

The Number of people died with The Virus , has increased in the UK, 569, where the sum to 2,921 as of 17:00 BST on Wednesday.

to Speak, at The End of its seven-day quarantine for Mr Hancock said the 100,000 Tests "is The Goal and I am determined we will get There ".

The Five Points which Mr Hancock's plan, which is designed to deliver combine the new target are:

Mr Hancock said the UK wants to buy, 17. 5 million antibody Tests "subject to how you work".

He added that the government was working with nine companies that have offered blood-Tests - work But he added: "you have to", and the government will not allow them to be rolled out, if they are effective.

Labour's shadow health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth , it was not promised "the 250,000 Boris Johnson ". Mr Steiner said the government still hopes to 250.000.

Mr Ashworth to ask for more clarity and details, how many of the 100,000 Tests , blood Tests , and what role the Test plays in the Federal government's "Exit Strategy " to The End of the Lockdown .

There was a capacity for 12,799 daily Tests in England , were, however, tested only 10,650 people. The aim of the government until the middle of April had to test 25,000 per day.

the Latest figures 163,194 people in the UK had been tested for The Virus , of which 33,718 were confirmed positive.

In Wales, up to 9,000 A Day by The End of April, while from 3,500 in the same period.

Important questions

After days of mounting criticism, The Five -point-Test-plan is an attempt to reassure The Public that the government is at the beginning of The Problem .

But the crucial questions remain. Basically, There are two main types of Tests , despite the Five Points One separate diagnose The Presence of The Virus and to identify whether an individual has had in The Past (the so-called anti-body test).

In the next week or two, the diagnostic test is the priority. Employees need access to them to allow them to return to work, if you are afraid you or your household members have the symptoms.

In the long term, the antibody test comes into play. The big unknown is how many people have not been exposed to The Virus , without knowing it, because they show symptoms.

There are suggestions that as many as half of the infected cases, fall into this category. This could be crucial in the decision of what to do when the effects of the closure is felt, in which The Number of cases and deaths.

If There is widespread infection that it reduces the likelihood of a second wave continued and spread of The Virus .

The Problem is The Ability to hit The Target of 100,000 Tests per day - from the government in the hands.

A global scarcity of chemicals and kits for the diagnostic test is a serious difficulty.

What's more, There are no guarantees-antibody Tests the British government is to use the search.

Mr Hancock also said it had problems with some of the Tests to be inaccurate. To buy "In One case, a test, I am being asked to, missed three of four positive cases for coronavirus," He Said .

"it means that three-quarters of the cases, the test would have given the false comfort of someone with coronavirus back to the stations. The approval of Tests that don't work, is dangerous, and I'm not going to do it. "

Formerly, senior health officials said they were frustrated "" by the UK's lack of progress in the expansion of the examination, and the current figures were "nowhere near where we need to go on".

pointed out Some critics that the UK was far behind countries such as Germany, in the test phase, But Mr Hancock said the UK "will not in this crisis, with a large diagnostic industry," like other countries.

What are the Tests for coronavirus?

There are two types of coronavirus-test, are useful in the fight against the epidemic:

The antigen, or "I coronavirus now?" test Will Tell you if someone is currently infected, and risks, of extending it to others. This is The One that is used to check seriously ill patients in the hospitals and will now be rolled out to NHS employees.

The anti body or "have you recently, I had coronavirus" test is not accessible to The Public , But the Public Health in England is it okay for the million and distribute it as soon as you are confident about their accuracy. That would help tell us how many people have coronavirus, which have no or only mild symptoms.

Both are essential in order to get a better handle on How To stop the spread of the deadly disease.

Nhs England medical director Stephen Powis told The Briefing that There are "reasons for hope" - also that There are early signs that the rate of transmission had fallen below One , which means, the infected, each infected person, less than a person.

"This is important, because if it is the case that we is the transmission of The Virus to multiple persons, i.e., less than a person for anyone who is infected, then the further evidence that infections to reduce," He Said .

But , he added, the people should not be complacent, adding that they are "reasons to continue" with The Social -distancing measures.

The Warning came just hours before, according to the latest figures from the Johns Hopkins University.

Also announced at The Press conference:

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Source of news: bbc.com