One Manchester student said he cycled 13 miles and visited three different testing centres before eventually managing to get a coronavirus test.Many trying to access a test online have been met with the error message: “This service is currently very busy.
More tests should be available later. If you cannot book a test now, or the location or time are not convenient, try again in a few hours.
Warning: Do not call the helplines – you will not be able to get a test this way.”The free home tests are available to people with symptoms of coronavirus – a fever, new and continuous cough or a loss or change in sense of taste or smell – and for some others such as those who have been instructed to do so by a doctor or local council and essential.
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