"We were half way to Scotland by then so couldn't turn back," said Karen, 39. A Triage Clinician quickly came on the line and said the family must self isolate and advised her to book Covid-19 tests for them all. The good news is the family all tested negatively, however it's hard to forget the trauma of getting the test. During a visit to the North East on Monday, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock spoke to Chronicle Live and was asked what the Government was doing to stop people travelling long distances to get coronavirus tests. The testing facility will open in Gateshead to deliver a "high-volume, rapid turnaround" of Covid-19 tests.

Source: Daily Mirror September 19, 2020 09:00 UTC