Manchester Evening News : "I panicked as I have minor symptoms and need a test to rule out coronavirus so I can go back into my office. "The options online at 9am were only Wallasey, Leicester and Aberdeen."We decided to follow someone else's advice and drive to the Etihad testing centre, but they were no longer taking non-appointments."Samantha decided to try her luck by going to Bolton's Moor Lane mobile testing facility.
Despite no appointments showing up for any testing site in Bolton, she was given a swab immediately, she says."We just took the chance and they said they would test us.
We were seen straight away," said Samantha."It would seem they are taking both appointments and non-appointments but it would have been nice if they had.
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