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'Coronavirus testing target is political, rather than clinical'

The president of the group representing NHS scientists and laboratory staff has told Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 5 Live that the UK government's coronavirus testing target is "political, rather than clinical".

The UK government has pledged to do 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April.

Allen Wilson, from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences told Nicky Campbell that "this [coronavirus] test is only appropriate when people are symptomatic".

This clip is from 5 Live Breakfast on Wednesday 29 April.

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