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PM to give DPHs new tests for local outbreaks

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to give directors of public health (DPH) access to COVID tests to help with local outbreaks.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to give directors of public health (DPH) access to COVID tests to help with local outbreaks.

The decision, announced last week, comes after The MJ reported DPHs' growing frustration over their inability to access tests for local people.

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