britain s home secretary priti patel says it s unacceptable that people can t get coronavirus tests after hospital bosses in england warned that a lack of testing was leading to staff shortages. health officials say the situation is putting services at risk and hampering efforts to prepare for winter. but ms patel insisted the government is growing its screening capacity every day. greg mackenzie reports. testing has come under intense scrutiny, after people across the uk reported that they were unable to book tests or were being offered tests more than 100 miles away, like these people in plymouth. there is problems getting a test. i was told by the nhs that there was none, there was none in the uk whatsoever. we did it last week for my son and we were able tojust come in. back injuly, walk in centres like this one in east
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many to so few, the immortal words of winston churchill about the women and men who fought in the battle of britain. we will take you on a flight this britain. we will take you on a flight this magnificent machine. little bit of rain in the forecast. all the detail on breakfast. it s tuesday the 15th of september. our top story: a lack of coronavirus testing is leading to staff shortages across the nhs that s according to a warning from hospital bosses. they say the situation is putting services at risk and hampering efforts to prepare for winter. greg mackenzie reports. testing has come under intense scrutiny, after people across the uk reported that they were unable to book tests or been offered tests
bosses in england warned that a lack of testing was leading to staff shortages. they say the situation is putting services at risk and hampering efforts to prepare for winter. greg mackenzie reports. testing has come under intense scrutiny, after people across the uk reported that they were unable to book tests or were being offered tests more than 100 miles away, like these people in plymouth. there is problems getting a test. i was told by the nhs that there was none, there was none in the uk whatsoever. we did it last week for my son and we were able tojust come in. back injuly, walk in centres like this one in east london, were being promoted but now, walk in slots are limited each day and, and when they run out, people are simply turned away, including key workers. i need to go back to work and i need to get tested. i have been trying
of government reprisareprisals. quarantined against her will after losing her father and a rapid test came back inconclusive. i was immediately isolated she says. from that moment on heard nothing from my family. sat inside with little food or water and personal hygiene a luxury. tells me they were going to give me personal hygiene supplies and only gave them to me 15 days later. away from family and unable to leave her room held 23 days despite never testing positive for the virus. doctors tell us this motel is one of many used by the venezuelan government to house suspected covid-19 patients. in an event to keep them out of the crumbling hospitals where the situation is similarly desperate. the main hospital here, one doctor tells me harks nine icu beds. six hours of available water a day. intermittent power and one x-ray