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How and where can I get a coronavirus test - and which essential workers are eligible?

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Millions of key workers and their households are now eligible for a coronavirus  test under an expansion of the programme announced by the government.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock set out his plans for "easier, faster and simpler" testing so more people can access a Covid-19 test to tell if they currently have the virus.

At the daily Downing Street briefing, Mr Hancock said the capacity for carrying out tests was now "ahead of our plans", with the ability to carry out more than 50,000 tests a day.

But he still faces a huge hurdle to climb to reach his 100,000 target - almost double current levels - in a week's time. "Because capacity has now increased so substantially, we are now able to expand who can get the tests," he said. "Our

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