With a second lockdown looming people will be offered the saliva test whether they have coronavirus symptoms or not and will receive their results in half an hour

The initiative is a part of Boris Johnson’s Operation Moonshot to test up to a million people a day.

Whether people have coronavirus symptoms or not they will be offered the test and will receive their results in half an hour.

A target was set for 500,000 tests a day and it’s believed ministers will have reached that figure by tomorrow.

Redcar is one of the first areas for the pilot scheme to take place but residents have been assured the army “wouldn’t be knocking on people’s doors”, reports The Times.