"Not Safe for Use" - British Authority Recalls Hundreds of Thousands of Corona Tests

Corona test sets from a British company have been recalled. The government had invested a lot of money. A representative's advisory relationships raise questions.

• The corona pandemic * still has a strong grip on Great Britain .
• Hundreds of thousands of test kits from a government contracted company had to be recalled.
• The relationship between an MP and the manufacturer Randox remains questionable .
• Here you will find the basic facts about the coronavirus * and the corona news from Germany. We also offer you the current number of cases in Germany in a map .

London - The UK medical device regulator has arranged for hundreds of thousands of coronavirus test kits to be recalled. This was confirmed by the government in London on Saturday (August 8). There are up to 741,000 tests from Randox . The rationale was that the affected sets may not be safe for use.

British Authority Recalls Hundreds of Thousands of Corona Tests: "Not Safe for Use"

The British government commissioned Randox in March for £ 133 million, among other things, to provide tests for the coronavirus *. As the Guardian reported, the contract was awarded without a tender. Those responsible justified this decision by saying that priority was given to increasing the country's test capacity as quickly as possible.

UK government orders halt to Randox Covid-19 tests over safety issues https://t.co/mOCsc03yl3

It is worrying, however, that a senior MP for the ruling Conservatives, Owen Paterson , is advising the company. The UK Parliament's Extra Income Register shows that Paterson receives £ 100,000 annually for the job, which is around € 110,000.

Coronavirus: Great Britain has several breakdowns - not only in corona tests

The process joins a whole chain of mishaps and dubious deals when dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. It was only announced on Thursday that 50 million protective masks bought by the Ministry of Health in London were unsuitable for use by the National Health Service . Again, according to the non-governmental organization Good Law Project, there was no tender.

The deal is said to have been threaded by a government advisor who also works for the commissioned company. The Good Law Project estimates that between 156 and 177 million pounds (around 173 to 196 million euros) were spent on the masks. (lb with dpa)

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