A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened in a university's car park.

Based at Canterbury Christ Church University in the city's North Holmes Road it will be available to visit via appointment only.

Those being tested must follow social distancing, not travel by taxi or public transport, practise good personal hygiene and wear a face-covering throughout - including while travelling to and from the centre.

Anyone attending an appointment will be provided with guidance on getting to and from the test site safely, with additional support for vulnerable groups and people with disabilities.

Health minister Lord Bethell said: “We continue to expand testing to make sure that everyone with symptoms can get a test, with our new walk-in sites making it even easier no matter where you live.

“This new site forms part of our national testing network, which has the capacity to test more than a million people a week and is growing all the time.

“If you have symptoms of coronavirus, I urge you to book a test today and follow the advice of NHS Test and Trace if you are contacted to protect others around you and stop the spread of the virus.”

The testing centre is being operated in partnership with Mitie and will offer self-administered tests.

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