Anyone who leaves home to go to work can now be tested for coronavirus, Matt Hancock revealed today. The Health Secretary expanded testing for Covid-19 to make sure millions more people more can get them - under radical plans to get the country moving again.
Mr Hancock also confirmed that testing has been expanded to include:
- Care home residents, staff and NHS workers without symptoms
- All over-65s and their families with symptoms
- Anyone who have to leave home to work and has symptoms, including builders, plumbers, those in manufacturing
- Families of anyone who leaves the house to work and has symptoms
Speaking at today's press briefing, Mr Hancock said: "Anyone living or working in care homes can now get access to a test whether they have symptoms or not.
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