A lab in Wolverhampton is suspended as 43,000 people in England and Wales are potentially affected.
'I completely trusted the PCRs'
His wife, a school teacher, had felt a bit unwell but didn't have the classic symptoms of coronavirus. She took a few days off before returning to work after a negative PCR test.He added: "I completely trusted the PCR, so I feel bad for all the people I've been in contact with." UKHSA said all other labs are working normally and there are no technical issues with the test kits themselves.
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