Getting the balance right is really tough at the moment: of course we should hold the government to account but no good comes from getting hysterical about things we don& #39;t understand, and risks undermining the very thing we want them to succeed in doing. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/ministeral-mis-steps-risk-testing-public-faith-in-the-lockdown-lrxx30p7z">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/n...

When the government says it is going to increase testing, and then doesn& #39;t, it should be challenged.

But just shouting "what about Germany?", might make you sound like an experienced epidemiologist but ignores the growing death rate there too. Italy is testing more per head too

There is an immediate need to test those in hospital, to decide on treatment and ideally to separate those with CV from those without.

Testing NHS staff is absolutely vital to get the health service up to its maximum strength possible just as the tsunami of expected cases hits

However, endlessly testing people who are not ill is unlikely to have much impact right now. While we are supposed to STILL be in lockdown. Remember?

Where testing is going to be VITAL is when trying to find a way out of the lockdown.

That there have been so many mis-steps, mixed messages, undershot targets and vague explanations from the government on testing so far doesn’t fill you with a huge amount of confidence about the ability to deliver a mass testing programme in the future. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/ministeral-mis-steps-risk-testing-public-faith-in-the-lockdown-lrxx30p7z">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/n...