The obvious challenge for citizens to book a swab near their home if they enter a zip code 400 miles from the Twickenham Stadium verification center.
⚠️ read our blog about coronavirus for the latest news and updates
But locals who are right about where they live have been told to travel many miles somewhere else to get tested.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock suggested the public “play against the system” by converting their zip code for local proof.
He said: “It is incumbent upon us all to take a guilty technique and tell our constituents that the tests will be done in giant numbers, that the average distance traveled is 5. 8 miles, and that other people are taking this seriously and not messing with the system. “
This comes after Twickenham Liberal MP Munira Wilson said she had been “inundated” with emails from doctors, teachers and parents who were unable to test in her constituency.
Speaking yesterday in the House of Commons, he said: “Several of them were also informed that if they put an Aberdeen zip code in the system, they could simply take a check at Twickenham and approve. “
“Could the Secretary of State tell me how the hell a traceability and world-class formula works in this way, and what are you doing about it?
“And in the meantime, do you propose that you tell voters that they desperately want a check to make the formula work this way?
Hancock replied “no” and said deputies tell their constituents that the evidence is “available in giant quantities,” adding, “People take this seriously and don’t play with the system.
Explaining the challenge to The Telegraph, Ms. Wilson told me Wilson: “What other people have been asked to do is put Aberdeen in the system, put a QR code and this QR code allows them to check into Twickenham.
“Obviously, there are no capacity issues on the verification sites. Twickenham’s never been busy.
“It’s probably ridiculous that you have to play the formula this way to get a test, and obviously you want it fixed, whether it’s a computer challenge or a lab capability. “
It is not known why the citizens of Twickenham were going to book an electronic check claiming that they lived in Scotland, but it seems that the challenge has been corrected.
Attempting to enter an Aberdeen zip code on the government portal now produces no results.
This occurs when the request for coronavirus testing has soared as the country faces six difficult months in the war with Covid.
The coronavirus in England will be rationed while the government deals with the “operational challenges” of the system.
Hancock faced an avalanche of court cases in the House of Commons about others who had to travel long distances to get tested.
On Tuesday night, the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust said a “large number of patients” had showed up at a turn of destination and an emergency to request a coronavirus test.
Trust tweeted: “A
“Patients are asked to show up at the hospital. “
Bolton has the infection rate in England.
NHS leaders called for precedence for fitness personnel and patients after government resources admitted that the test request has lately exceeded the supply.
Hancock said an updated precedence list would imply who will be at the top of the queue.
It comes later with symptoms, regardless of where they paint or live, which were suggested for e-book testing in recent months and amid fears that young people will return to school, and a government preference to bring painters back to the office, can simply build the call for evidence.
“We’ve noticed a sharp increase in the number of other people coming for a test, adding to those who aren’t eligible,” Hancock said.
“With increased demand, we want to restore priorities and I am not re- outsourcing prioritization decisions. They don’t feel comfortable, but they’re important.
Acute clinical care is the most sensible priority, with social care listed below and lately receiving more than 100,000 tests consistent with the day.
Hancock said prioritization is “a selection we have to make. “
Government resources indicated that there is no accurate knowledge of the number of people who are not eligible for a check and who tried to reserve it.
Hancock admitted that it may take “a few weeks” before the control disorders resolve.
He told MPs that the average distance to a control site is now 5. 8 miles and defended the government’s efforts.
© News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 679215 Headquarters: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. “The Sun”, “Sun”, “Sun Online” are trademarks or industrial names of News Group Newspapers Limited. This service is provided under the popular terms and situations of News Group Newspapers ‘Limited, in accordance with our privacy and cookie policy. For information about a hardware replication license, our distribution site. Check out our online press kit. For any additional requests, please contact us. To view all the contents of The Sun, use the site map. Sun’s online page is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organization (IPSO)
Our hounds aspire to precision, but we make mistakes. To learn more about our claims policy and register a claim, click here.