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Innova Medical Group has secured contracts to supply up to a billion Covid tests
It is owned by Pasaca Capital Inc, chaired by Chinese millionaire Charles Huang
The company has its primary factory for making tests in Xiamen city, China
Ministers are hoping to start receiving British-made swabs next month
But they are still waiting for regulators to approve these tests for use in the UK
In today s national news: The UK s Covid-19 alert level has been lowered as the country s top medics said the threat of the NHS being overwhelmed has receded. The Level 5 alert was announced on January 4 as lockdown measures were introduced by Boris Johnson amid fears the health service could be swamped within 21 days. The decision to reduce the alert to Level 4 has now been made by the UK s four chief medical officers and NHS England s medical director because the number of cases in hospital are consistently declining . England s Professor Chris Whitty, Northern Ireland s Dr Michael McBride, Scotland s Dr Gregor Smith, Wales s Dr Frank Atherton and NHS England s Professor Stephen Powis announced the decision on Thursday following advice from the Joint Biosecurity Centre.
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