Coronavirus: Northampton council leader says 'keep carping' about tests

Coronavirus: Northampton council leader says 'keep carping' about tests A Conservative council leader has urged residents to "keep carping" about the availability of coronavirus tests.

Earlier this week senior minister Jacob Rees-Mogg was criticised after he described concern over testing shortages as "carping".

Bu Jonathan Nunn from Northampton Borough Council said if someone, or their family member, had symptoms it was "sensible to get a test". BBC Northampton

See also:

• 'Could only be matter of time before coronavirus hospital admissions increase sharply in Northamptonshire' Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Experts say the UK is ‘heading in the wrong direction’ with coronavirus battle Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• National lockdown looms just as new Covid-19 cases are falling in Northamptonshire Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• What's really going on inside our Covid testing centres? A north Northants testing site worker speaks out Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Corby remains on government Covid-19 watchlist for third week Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Leader's disappointment as Corby tops county's weekly Covid rate chart Northamptonshire Telegraph