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> Up to 10 million key Workers and their households can now book a coronavirus Test online or via your employer.

The Move allowed to register in England for the tests, if you or a Family Member virus symptoms.

health Secretary to Matt Hancock said the extended Test -program "was part of the UK again on their feet".

But the government remains somewhat far from its goal of 100,000 tests per day by The End of this month.

on Thursday pay 23,560 tests were carried out, although Mr Hancock said the capacity had now increased to a total area of 51,000 per day.

The data also another 616 subjects were have died with The Virus in UK hospitals, bringing the total number of deaths to 18,738.

The Minister of health to monitor the new inspection arrangements on Thursday Downing Street coronavirus briefing to recruit together with a commitment of 18,000 people contacts of the infected.

Those who now belong to sign up for a Test the NHS and social care Workers , police officers, teachers, those in the judiciary, supermarket and food-production Workers , journalists and transportation Workers .

Previously, with a small group of key people, those whose work is considered crucial for the Covid-19-answer - were eligible for the examination.

Mr Hancock says that when the people give their data online, you will receive a SMS or E-Mail with the invitation, either you book to request an appointment at a drive-through center, or a home-Test kit, if the latter are currently limited.

A Helpdesk has been set up to help in The Process , while mobile units of the army travel around the country where it is needed, such as nursing homes.

The Test is a swab of The Nose and the back of the throat.

key Workers are not able to access the government site will still be able to Test , because the employers are able to book for their employees.

Until Now , hospitals have been. with the implementation of the tests, together with a network of over 30 drive-in-centres, Parking houses, underground garages, airports, and sports facilities

But the drive-in-centres are locations that may make people discouraged to take The Test have not always advantageous.

Mr Steiner said, the current capacity for the implementation of the tests, it was now "our plans".

"Because the capacity increases so much, We Are now able to expand, who the tests," He Said .

"Our ultimate goal is that all who could benefit from it, is a Test , a Test . "

The Welsh Government has previously outlined plans to expand the testing to key people and Northern Ireland 's health Minister has announced that The Nation 's Test -program to front-line Workers in the Private Sector .

Scotland is the prioritization of tests for NHS staff, and has yet to announce any extension of the Tests to key people.

Mr Hancock also detailed plans for a network of contact tracers will be used, if the lock is loosened, insistence, a process of "Test track, and trace" would stop "vital" to a second peak of The Virus .

The Hope is that regional outbreaks of The Virus are kept under control by isolating people with The Virus , And Then the trace, and isolate their contacts, and.

The health Secretary, said the infrastructure would be in place, so that the determination of the contact persons of the rolled, on a "large scale".

Labour's shadow Minister for health, Justin madder's, told The Bbc he welcomed to expand the movement, the inspection to key people, but questioned whether anything has been done to improve the ease of access to the tests.

He Said a lot of people to drive for More Than an hour to Test -stations, which was probably "the biggest obstacle for people, which is always The Test ."

Also, The Number 10 briefing, Prof John Newton , co-ordinator of the UK ' s coronavirus Test program, said the government is "on track" to 100,000 tests per day until The End of April.

He Said , new types of Test - including those that would not help in the reagents are In Short Supply - to achieve the goal.

elsewhere, Mr Hancock said that was "very similar" to the British government's approach.

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