rEveryday, thousands of people are tested for coronavirus in the UK as the battle to fight the disease continues. And I recently decided to get myself tested for Covid-19 at a drive-through site - which turned out to be one of the strangest experiences of my life. "You're registered for your Covid-19 test", a text message reads after the online application went through.
But it didn't really feel real until I arrived at the test centre, which suddenly felt like I was in some sort of video game.
Usually, the site is used as a park and ride facility, with the car parks always crammed with vehicles, but not now. As I pulled in, all I could see were people wearing hi-vis jackets or in white protective suits, and dozens of traffic cones scattered