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Showers working east. more showers in the west later. temperatures for new year's day down a bit on today but still above where we should be. we will speak to you in a bit. see you then. we have had there has been a supply and demand issue with lateral flow tests. eight million lateral flow tests have been promised to pharmacies by today after recent demand left many with short supply, or none at all. there's also been limited availability for pcr test slots. we're joined now by chair of the national pharmacy association, andrew lane — along with chris hughes, the managing director of perkin...

This right, if you have no symptoms, you are asymptomatic and you test positive with a lateral flow test, you no longer have to get a pcr test and wait for that result and begin your isolation. you can begin your isolation from the moment your lateral flow test tells you you are positive. is that helpful? it is helful positive. is that helpful? it is helpful because _ positive. is that helpful? it is helpful because a _ positive. is that helpful? it 3 helpful because a turnaround on a pcr test can take as long as 48 or 72 hours which is quite a delay, whereas as we know a lateral flow testis w...

But mark burdon, who runs six pharmacies in north—east england, hasn't seen any extra supply. i tried ordering an additional supply this afternoon and that order was rejected. unfortunately, we're going to have to start to turn people away once the current supplies are exhausted. it's very frustrating when you've got people in front of you and you're unable to give them the tests that they're asking for. and lateral flow tests become even more important from tomorrow in northern ireland and wales. as in england, people with covid will be able to end self isolation earlier after seven days, r...

Put up in your door saying you are currently out of lateral flows. do you know when you will be getting the next batch? i wonder how the whole supply chain works, given the extent which has had to be scaled up so rapidly. extent which has had to be scaled up so raidl . . , extent which has had to be scaled up so raidl. ., , , extent which has had to be scaled up soraidl. ., , ,. , so rapidly. certainly it is patchy. alliance health _ so rapidly. certainly it is patchy. alliance health care _ so rapidly. certainly it is patchy. alliance health care has - so rapidly. certainly it is patchy. alli...

Are looking at rationing these laterai— are looking at rationing these lateral flow tests and i think i have — lateral flow tests and i think i have about four left in the kitchen and after — have about four left in the kitchen and after that, who knows was meant millions— and after that, who knows was meant millions witt— and after that, who knows was meant millions will be in the same position— millions will be in the same position after the new year or even in the _ position after the new year or even in the run — position after the new year or even in the run up — position ...