Millions of people eligible for Covid-19 testing
The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock announced details in Downing Street
Millions of people are now eligible for a coronavirus test under an expansion of the testing programme announced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
As he seeks to reach his 100,000-tests-a-day target, Mr Hancock said key workers and anyone in their household will now be eligible for tests if they have symptoms of Covid-19.
Key workers on the list are the same as those for access to schools, and include NHS and social care workers, police officers, teachers, social workers, those in the justice system, undertakers, some in local government, supermarket and food production workers, journalists, transport workers and some people in utilities and IT.
Mr Hancock set out his plans for "easier, faster and simpler" testing so that more people can access a Covid-19 test to tell them whether they currently have the virus.
He said people can register for a test on the gov.uk website.
Published: by Radio NewsHub