Test and trace: flaws in booking system sends people on huge and unnecessary journeys

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Test and trace: flaws in booking system sends people on huge and unnecessary journeys
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Some people with coronavirus symptoms who try to book a test online are directed to centres which would take them more than three hours to reach by car

People attempting to book Covid-19 tests have been left facing round trips of 350 miles because of flaws in the online NHS Test and Trace system, an investigation has found.

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