Exclusive: Lighthouse labs sought help from NHS labs to analyse community swabs
Laboratories that analyse swabs from people in the community, including care homes, were stretched to capacity even in late August, unable to process all the Covid test samples coming in and seeking help from the NHS, the Guardian can reveal.
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