Dr Mark Ali has sold more than 6,600 coronavirus test kits for £375 each

A private doctor has raked in £2.5m in one week by profiteering from thousands of people across Britain who are desperate to find out whether they have contracted the coronavirus.

Dr Mark Ali, a 56-year-old cardiologist, has sold more than 6,600 coronavirus test kits for £375 each to people who fear they have the illness. The price is more than three times what his supplier charges the public for the same tests.

He offers the tests through his company, Private Harley Street Clinic Limited, which, despite its name, is based at his flat in north London miles from the renowned medical street. The business hired temporary agency staff in the past few days to man the phones.

An investigation by this newspaper found that the