Two new coronavirus testing sites in Lancashire have now opened.

Temporary testing facility for coronavirus has been set up at the Upper St Leonard's Gate Car Park in central Lancaster and at the Nye Bevan Swimming Pool car park in Skelmersdale.

Other testing sites are already in operation at Preston College and Royal Blackburn Hospital.

The Lancashire Resilience Forum makes clear that appointments are required and people must not just turn up.

Organised by the Department of Health and Social Care, working with the armed forces, the sites can accommodate around 400 people per day.

Tests will be taking place until Wednesday, May 6 and can be arranged through the Government's coronavirus testing webpage.

The government have updated their eligibility for testing.

As well as key workers, it now includes anyone showing symptoms, who is also aged over 65 or working at a different place to their home.

Dr Sakthi Karunanithi, director of public health for Lancashire, said: "We know that this situation is a difficult time for people. Through testing we can understand more about the scale of this situation and help us to bring normal life back again, once it's appropriate to do so.

"Mobile testing sites helps us to prioritise certain areas, by adding additional capacity for a short time where it will have the most benefit.

"By testing key workers and their families if they're showing symptoms, we can keep vital services running at this time and protect the key workers themselves."

The Lancashire Resilience Forum are working closely with partner organisations to create additional mobile and satellite testing sites in the county. This includes mobile testing for care home staff.

People experiencing symptoms must follow the government and NHS advice.