LONDON (Reuters) – British health minister Matt Hancock said on Monday the demand for COVID-19 tests had reduced after some people were denied tests because of what some officials said was a shortage of processing capability in laboratories.

“I’m glad to report … that since last week when we debated, discussed the very sharp rise in demand … that demand has come down somewhat and the pressures are a little lower on the testing system as a whole,” he told parliament.

(Reporting by William James, writing by Elizabeth Piper, editing by Estelle Shirbon)

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