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Statistics watchdog: ministers still misleading public on coronavirus tests

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Statistics watchdog: ministers still misleading public on coronavirus tests

Head of UK Statistics Authority makes second public plea for clarity from government

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The head of the UK Statistics Authority has accused the government of continuing to mislead the public over the numbers of tests carried out for Covid-19.

“The aim seems to be to show the largest possible number of tests, even at the expense of understanding,” said Sir David Norgrove in a letter to the health secretary, Matt Hancock.

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