Porton Down
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| Locations | Porton |
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| Salisbury | |
| Wiltshire | |
| England | |
| Opening date | March 1916 |
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| ID | 2205247 |
About Porton Down
Porton Down is a science park in Wiltshire, England, just northeast of the village of Porton, near Salisbury.
Porton Down: Can this laboratory help stop the next pandemic?
...By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, reporting from Porton DownOne of the UK s most secretive centres of scientific research - Porton Down - is aiming to stop the next pandemic " in its tracks"...
Guildford pub bombs inquest: What have we learned?
... Scientists at the time suggested a watch had been modified to act as an electromechanical timer, Porton Down expert Lorna Hills told the inquest...
Monkeypox: How UK hospitals are tackling the outbreak
... There a swab will be taken and sent to the rare and imported pathogens lab in Porton Down, run by the UK Health Security Agency...
Gruinard Island: Fire on island used for Anthrax experiments
... The experiment was deemed a success and the scientists returned to Porton Down - but the anthrax remained...
The mystery of Anthrax Island and the seeds of death
... " The first delivery will have been made - and where better to send the seeds of death than to the place from whence they came? " That place was the Porton Down biological research centre in Wiltshire, the top secret Ministry of Defence laboratory...
The 'map nerds' who are building a national archive
... Frustratingly enough, I have visited several undocumented squares at Porton Down but was not allowed to photograph them...
Coronavirus: Test aim take a lot of work,' says Hancock
... He said that they would 500 highly-accurate anti-body blood tests to detect whether someone already coronavirus - per day carried out by the military science laboratory in Porton Down...
Landscapes of chemical and biological warfare
... the scientists from Porton Down and the Royal Navy released biological agents in front of the coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the examination of the impact on the 3,500 cage, Guinea pigs, and monkeys...
Coronavirus: Test aim take a lot of work,' says Hancock
the health Secretary to Matt Hancock says the government has to do "a huge amount of work" to his goal of 100,000 coronavirus Tests A Day in the UK.
Mr Hancock said he was not in need of new antibody blood Tests , in order to meet The Goal , what was.
"It happened. I have a plan to get us there, I have it as a goal, and that is what The Nation needs," He Said .
the work is called will be involved, for more details, what kind of Tests .
It came as The Prince of Wales via a video link from his Scottish home.
Mr Hancock told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme it was possible, almost all of the 100,000 Tests , smear Tests used to determine whether a person currently had coronavirus.
He Said that they would 500 highly-accurate anti-body blood Tests to detect whether someone already coronavirus - per day carried out by the military science laboratory in Porton Down .
But other types of antibodies, the blood Tests for screening had not yet achieving the required standard of accuracy and so you would not leave to the new destination, he added.
"We have said to do a lot of work to make it happen," Mr Hancock.
to test The promise of 100,000 people per day by The End of the month seems to be incredibly, at this point, especially as Matt Hancock has made it clear, to say his statements on the Last Night of all the Tests is almost the diagnosis of smear-Tests , rather than the antibody test.
After All , it has a weeks to get just 10,000 Tests A Day done.
facilities-wise, he plans to use The National Public Health England labs and The Hospital labs, which is currently used, together with resources at universities, research institutes and private companies.
But that's not really The Problem - The Hospital , labs alone the 100,000 Tests In Theory could.
The big Problem is the lack of Test kits and chemicals - he must be confident that this supply will be easing in The Coming weeks - as well as the wider introduction of faster swab Test procedure does not rely on chemical reagents.
There was growing pressure from frontline NHS staff for the government more smear Tests available to physicians and their families as key employees that are healthy, but is currently in self-isolation can get back to work.
Mr Hancock said the 35,000 NHS staff were currently working from, because you or a member of your household coronavirus symptoms.
He confirmed that patients with a suspicion of a coronavirus would be First In line for smear Tests , followed by "a whole series of critical workers," including medical personnel and their families, social care workers, prison and police officials.
Speaking about his own experiences with the Corona Virus after his diagnosis last week, He Said Today: "It was pretty disturbing, especially on The Way down, because, you know, how serious can this infection.
"But after Two Days or so, which were quite uncomfortable - Like the glass in the neck and cough - thank God, I turned a corner and I have recovered. "
Mr Hancock has announced on Thursday, after days of criticism of the government's record on test.
This includes increasing The Number of swab Tests by an expansion of the Central testing, and other partnerships with commercial enterprises, while the introduction of an anti-body Blood Test and monitoring to determine the rate of infection.
research institutes and universities of the processing would be an increased number of Tests , in addition to the Public Health England 's efforts, He Said .
But Prof David McCoy, Queen Mary University, noted that the examination was not a "Magic Bullet ".
the Figures published on Thursday showed The Number of people died with The Virus in the UK has risen by 569, with the sum to 2,921 as of 17:00 BST on Wednesday - with a capacity for 12,799 daily Tests in England , however, only 10,650 people have been tested.
the aim of The government until the middle of April had to test 25,000 per day.
from 09:00 on the 2. April, 163,194 people in Britain had tested Positive for The Virus , of which 33,718 were confirmed.
self-isolation, coronavirus pandemic, public health, nhs, matthew hancock
Source of news: bbc.com
