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A Covid-19 test centre for NHS workers has opened at Ikea’s Wembley store.
The testing centre could be one of several NHS coronavirus testing sites set up at Ikea branches, the Swedish furniture company said.
The government and NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens last week promised that antigen testing – which ascertains whether someone currently has the virus – for NHS staff would be “dramatically scaled up” this week.
The UK government has come under fire for fewer tests being carried out than in other countries.
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