1. The number of "pre-contaminated" kits have "soared" or
2. The kits are incapable of distinguishing between SARS-CoV-2 and the common cold thanks to nearly identical RNA or
3. More tests are being administered (positives have been a function of the number of tests administered for many months, with the percentage of positives remaining constant and below the expected false positive rate)
4. All of the above &
5. The COVID Operations Team is working to manufacture the appearance of a "Second Wave"
Coronavirus map LIVE: UK records biggest daily case increase on record - Covid cases soar
THE UK has recorded 14,542 new cases of coronavirus - by far the biggest one-day rise since the beginning of the pandemic.
PUBLISHED: 07:34, Tue, Oct 6, 2020 | UPDATED: 07:19, Wed, Oct 7, 2020