Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Everyone in England is to be offered free, twice-weekly coronavirus tests as ministers prepare for the next easing of lockdown rules.
The lateral flow tests – which can provide results in around 30 minutes – will be available from Friday, regardless of whether people have symptoms.
The announcement comes as Boris Johnson is due to meet senior ministers on Monday to sign off the next stage of the road map out of lockdown.
People will be able to obtain a test through a home ordering service, workplace or school testing programme, or by collecting one at a local test site.