coronavirus tests, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has admitted. Mr Hancock said on Monday September 7 that he has brought in a new national cap of 75 miles each way for the tests after a backlog led to people being told to drive hundreds of miles for their test last week.He said the Government is "increasing capacity", with most people now able to get a Covid-19 test at their local drive-in centre.But the Health Secretary admitted people can still be asked to drive up to a new 75-mile limit, which "is still quite a hike". Have you been told to drive over long distances for a coronavirus test?

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Sri Lanka’s Sirisena hopes for a Korean unification during World Summit 2022

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Canadian protesters continue to occupy key trade bridge

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Coronavirus cases in UK care homes have quadrupled in a month, official figures show.

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Seven more people have died with coronavirus at Greater Manchester's hospitals

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Coronavirus infection rates in Bolton have risen sharply again

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What do people in Tameside think about the rapidly rising covid levels in the borough?

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The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA large UK town has been forced to shut all of its pubs again following a surge in coronavirus cases, the government has announced.Health Secretary Matt Hancock made the statement on Tuesday, affecting all boozers in Bolton, Greater Manchester.Hospitality venues are being restricted to take away only in the town to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the town, the minister told MPs in parliament on Tuesday afternoon.It comes after at least five businesses in the town of more than 190,000 had to close over the weekend.Bolton said the new restrictions aim to prevent a full lockdown after the town's infection rate increased to 99 per 100,000

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The legal limit on people meeting indoors in England could be cut within days after a spike of coronavirus cases.

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'Don't kill your gran' warns Matt Hancock as coronavirus cases rise among young people

coronavirus cases was associated with younger people. The health secretary's comment was made as he calls for rules aimed at limiting the spread of the virus to be observed.

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Matt Hancock warns young people “don’t allow this illness to infect grandparents” after huge rise in coronavirus cases

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Salford residents to be selected for weekly 20-minute coronavirus test as part of national trials

Salford will be chosen to be tested weekly.

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coronavirus test and efforts to explore the benefits of repeatedly testing people for the disease, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.Existing trials in Southampton and Hampshire, using a no-swab saliva test and a rapid 20-minute test, will also be expanded through the new funding.And money will also go towards launching a new community-wide repeat population testing trial in Salford, Greater Manchester.Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: "Testing is a vital line of defence in combating this pandemic."Over the past six months we have built almost from scratch one of the biggest testing systems in the world."We need to use every new innovation at our disposal to expand the use of testing, and build the mass testing capability that

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New £500m trials of weekly coronavirus test that could get UK 'back to normal'

Britain is investing £500 million in the trials of a 20-minute coronavirus test in the hope it can be scaled up to test everyone weekly to get the country "back to normal".

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Britain re-imposes COVID restrictions in parts of Manchester

British government re-imposed local COVID-19 restrictions on parts of the Greater Manchester area in northern England on Wednesday, just as they were being lifted, the latest in a series of abrupt reversals.Health Secretary Matt Hancock said social distancing measures would remain in place in the boroughs of Bolton and Trafford, contrary to his announcement on Aug 28 that they would be lifted on Sept 2."Following a significant change in the level of infection rates over the last few days, a decision has been taken that Bolton and Trafford will now remain under existing restrictions," Hancock said in a statement.The restrictions, which have been in place in Greater Manchester since July 30, mean among other things that residents cannot meet

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