Coronavirus: Virus tests now available to millions of workers
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the expanded testing programme was"part of getting Britain back on her feet".
The data also showed a further 616 people died with the virus in UK hospitals, bringing the total number of deaths to 18,738.The health secretary announced the new testing arrangements at Thursday's Downing Street coronavirus briefing, along with a commitment to recruit 18,000 people to trace contacts of those infected.
Mr Hancock said once people enter their details online they will be sent a text or email inviting them to either book an appointment at a drive-through centre or to request a home test kit, though the latter are currently in limited supply. But the drive-through centres have not always been in convenient locations, which may have discouraged people from getting tested."Because capacity has now increased so substantially, we are now able to expand who can get the tests," he said.
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