UK to Set Up ‘Mega Labs’ to Speed Up CCP Virus Testing

A child wears a mask as she has her temperature checked at the entrance to Alton Towers in Alton, England, on July 4, 2020. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Two new “mega labs” will be opened in early 2021 to boost the UK’s CCP virus testing capacity, the government said on Monday.

The labs, which will be based in Leamington Spa and Scotland, will add 600,000 to the UK’s daily testing capacity when operating at full capacity, the Department of Health and Social Care said in a statement.