Hundreds of people have been seen waiting on the street for a test - many without a mask.
Large queues have formed at coronavirus testing centres in several of the areas hardest hit by rising numbers of cases.
His wife was told there was ‘no chance’ they’d get in as the wait in the queue on Thursday was at least five hours.Tony said there was ‘absolutely no way’ he could join the line, as his son, who has autism, would have a ‘meltdown’ due to his condition. Thankfully, the full-time carer later managed to get a test booked at the nearby Heywood site and should receive the results in the next two days.Yesterday Bury residents, along with much of the rest of Greater Manchester, were toldafter the rate of infection rose to 69.9 per 100,000.
On Twitter people complained of ‘chaos’ and gridlock’ in the town centre while the local council told anyone who didn’t need a test to avoid the area completely. There were also long waits reported in Caerphilly, the first place in Wales to see stricter restrictions brought in due to a rise in cases.
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