NHS and social care staff, police officers, teachers, social workers, undertakers, journalists and those who work in supermarkets and food production are among those now eligible
Speaking to Good Morning Britain today, the health secretary said the ‘capacity’ to test Britons is above target at 51,000 tests a day but ‘people haven’t been coming to the [testing] sites’.
Test results from the drive-through sites will be sent out by text within 48 hours, and within 72 hours of collection of the home delivery tests. ‘The switch on has gone live this morning, if you are watching this morning, you have symptoms or someone in your house has symptoms, then you can go and book yourself a test.’
The Health Secretary also said he was proud of the way the public had responded to the demands of the social distancing regime, and praised the police for their work in enforcing them.Ahead of a weekend of warm and sunny weather, Mr Hancock said: ‘I’ve also seen reports of the police stopping people from having barbecues on the beach and making sure that people follow the social distancing rules.
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