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Investigation ordered into Wolverhampton Covid lab test failings15 Oct 2021 17:28A lab in Wolverhampton is suspended as 43,000 people in England and Wales are potentially affected.
Covid: False negative Covid test results confirmed at Newbury Showground15 Oct 2021 04:11Some people who took tests in Berkshire earlier this month may have wrongly been given the all-clear.
NHS in bleak position as A&E waits worsen, say doctors14 Oct 2021 17:52It comes as ministers unveil £250m package for GPs to encourage more face-to-face consultations.
Stillbirth rate high for black and Asian babies in UK14 Oct 2021 17:55The figures come despite improving numbers overall, with some 610 fewer stillbirths in 2019 than in 2013.
Covid: Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought, study finds14 Oct 2021 10:01Positive results from the widely-used rapid Covid tests should be trusted, say UCL researchers.
Covid: New WHO group may be last chance to find virus origins13 Oct 2021 21:53The World Health Organization unveils a new group to examine the emergence of the virus more closely.

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