Boris Johnson misses coronavirus testing target for fourth day in a row
Number of UK tests dips below 69,500, as PM promises to increase capacity to 200,000
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Testing for coronavirus has dropped below 69,500 a day in the UK, meaning Boris Johnson has failed to hit his 100,000-a-day target for testing for the fourth day in a row.
As the prime minister claimed Britain would be aiming for a new target capacity of 200,000 tests a day, the figures showed a steady drop in testing since the target was reached at the end of last week.
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