Government expands coronavirus testing – am I eligible?

Those in care homes, people over 65 and those who must leave home to work can now be tested

Coronavirus testing site
A health worker at a drive-through coronavirus testing site in Wolverhampton
(Image credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Coronavirus testing has opened for millions more people in England after the government loosened rules on who can apply.

“Testing! Testing! Testing!” says The Sun’s front page as it reports that care home residents and staff, people over 65 and those who must leave home to work are now entitled to a test. Those eligible can arrange a test on the government’s test-booking website.

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