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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Lovett

Government set to throw away 40 million expired Covid tests as rates surge

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More than 40 million rapid Covid tests in the national stockpile have expired, rendering them unusable at a time when infection rates are once again surging.

The out-of-date lateral flow devices (LFDs) are thought to have cost the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds, but are now set to be disposed.

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