No GP appointment will be needed, or fee will apply, for anyone using the new walk-in Covid-19 test centres which are being created to target areas where positive cases are particularly high.

The aim of the initiative is to help understand why disease is spreading, and in particular, help uncover cases without symptoms.

It's understood that, in cooperation with the National Ambulance Service, the aim is to carry out between 300 and 500 Covid-19 tests per day at each walk-in centre.

The public can use the free testing service if they are aged over 16, do not have Covid-19 symptoms but would like to be tested, may not have their own GP, and live within 5km of the test centre.

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