peachey was involved in a controversial move to suspend virus testing.nounced plans to boost testing from 2000 per day to 10,000 but the next day the government said that community testing and chasing was to be halted with capacity focused on hospitals. in much the 26 the deputy chief medical officer said that community testing was not an appropriate mechanism as we go forward. but in early april the government set a higher new target of 100,000 tests per day. failing to have enough labs and fires testing facilities ready at the start of the crisis has been laid partly at the door of pag although supporters say it was never meant to have that role and is now being made a scapegoat. 0ne health analyst was sceptical about the new policy. 0ne health analyst was sceptical about the new policylj 0ne health analyst was sceptical about the new policy. i think the announcement today from the secretary of state is frankly astonishing, i think we are in the middle of a pandemic and what is being proposed is a structural reorganisation of the public health system.