2. Statement by the First Minister: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:01 pm on 22 April 2020.

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Photo of Adam Price Adam Price Plaid Cymru 2:01, 22 April 2020

I'd like to ask you about testing, First Minister. In England, two mega laboratories that have the capacity to conduct tens of thousands of tests per day are already operational, and a third one is going to be added in England soon. Scotland will have a mega lab by the end of this week. And, as set out in the UK Government's testing plan, Northern Ireland already has established a major laboratory at the headquarters of Randox Laboratories in County Antrim. So, we now are the only nation in these islands that has not seen a large-scale laboratory set up specifically in the context of the pandemic. Did you ask for a mega lab for Wales?