Bugs in NHS website add to UK's Covid-19 testing crisis

Many users report errors that prevent them booking a test or being told tests aren't available

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The NHS website used to book coronavirus tests is struggling to cope with the number of requests, adding yet more problems to the government's troubled test-and-trace scheme.

Britons who attempt to book a test for Covid-19 online are directed - once they have passed screening questions to ensure they are entitled to the testing - to a purpose-built website where they can theoretically book either a home test kit or a walk-through or drive-through test. However, in practice, an increasing number of users are reporting errors on the site itself, which prevent them from even attempting to book a test.