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Coronavirus news – live: Up to 750,000 testing kits recalled over safety concerns, as NHS workers across UK march over pay

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Up to 750,000 coronavirus testing kits have been recalled due to safety concerns.

The UK’s medicine regulator asked Randox to recall the kits from the NHS Test and Trace Programme over concerns they may not meet safety standards, adding that the risk to safety was low an that the test results were not affected.

Meanwhile, thousands of NHS workers are marching in towns and cities across the UK on Saturday to demand a pay rise.

More than 500 health workers have died so far following exposure to coronavirus.

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