U.K. Closes Virus Testing Site to Clear Space for Brexit Checks

  • Ebbsfleet station is among candidates for a Brexit lorry park
  • Virus testing site is relocated to Rochester in Kent
The coronavirus testing center at Ebbsfleet International Railway Station, U.K.Photographer: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images
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Boris Johnson’s government closed a coronavirus testing facility so the site can be made available to handle customs checks after the U.K. leaves the European Union’s single market and customs union.