COVID-19: Testing for Care Home Staff

Part of 6. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 2:56 pm on 15 July 2020.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 2:56, 15 July 2020

Minister, I notice you made a new statement today on how you will take the testing regime forward. Obviously, what's critical is replying to those tests and getting the results of the tests back to people who've undertaken the test. I heard your response to Janet Finch-Saunders, but it is a fact that, week on week, it's been a declining response rate, that nearly 20 per cent of test results are not being returned to the person within three days, and only 46 per cent of tests being returned within 24 hours, down from 49 per cent. So, accepting you've made an announcement around a new testing regime, how are you focusing your energies to make sure that, whatever testing regime is in place, the results get back to the recipient as quick as possible, so that they can either get back to work or take the necessary action to isolate and protect?