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I was appalled looking at the pictures Mups , that woman fetching what looked like part of a bat up to her mouth .

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The Guardian updating today says

The test used to diagnose coronavirus is being rolled out to laboratories across the UK from Monday, increasing testing capacity to more than 1,000 people a day.

Currently coronavirus is tested and diagnosed in one laboratory in London, but testing will be extended to 12 labs across the country over the coming weeks.

An electron microscope image of a coronavirus.
An electron microscope image of a coronavirus. Photograph: AP
At its laboratories in London, Public Health England (PHE) has the capacity to process samples from more than 100 people a day.

Now, to ensure that the country is prepared for further cases and to speed up the time taken to get results, the test will be carried out by trained scientists across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

This will increase testing capacity to more than 1,000 people a day for England.

Prof Yvonne Doyle, PHE’s medical director, said:

Once China confirmed that they had identified a novel coronavirus, Public Health England was ready to test potential cases in this country.

We have now trained scientists in labs across the UK to conduct the specialist test – ensuring that we are well prepared should we begin to see an increased number of cases across the country.

The test, developed by PHE, made the UK one of the first countries outside China to have assured testing capability for the new coronavirus.

When a clinician suspects coronavirus in a patient, they take samples from the nose, throat and deeper respiratory tract and send them for laboratory testing.

Using the diagnostic test, scientists can look for evidence of the presence of any type of coronavirus and then hone in on specific genetic clues that identify the novel coronavirus associated with this outbreak.

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Yes, I agree. Turns your stomach don't it.

But that market Zuleiker, was absolutely filthy. Blood and guts everywhere.
How can they be allowed to sell fresh meat uncovered, unwrapped, no refrigeration, and no protection from the elements?
It must have been crawling with flies and maggots.
No wonder there is disease!
Then they've got the nerve to blame the animals!

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Apparently Mups those are markets that attract the tourists !
Imagine that ?
Not my idea of sightseeing .

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Ghouls.
Why would anyone want to visit dead animals, or live ones being terried and crammed in to cages?

If only people condemned those places, they would have to shut down.
Don't they have the equivalent of our Meat Inspectors or Food Hygiene Laws I wonder? No equipment sterilised?
Are there no laws about unlicenced people, amateurs, being allowed to slaughter?

Can you imagine the outcry if in our public markets, the stallholders stabbed, or beheaded live animals for all to see?
The children there must grow up thinking that is normal and will no doubt go on to copy what they've seen.
Our kids would probably be traumatised!

I am really struggling to comprehend this incrediblyvile, backward behaviour.

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Hi

The Economic effects are starting to show.

Vast amounts of components are made in China and this is starting to affect production worldwide.

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The BENIFITS of globalisation Swimmy???
So be it!
Donkeyman!

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It could send our prices through the roof. China has been sustaining our standard of living for the last three decades.

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It could cause a global depression.

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Hopefully what has happened will stop this awful business for good Mups.