Scots across the country have been urged to book a coronavirus test at the first sign of symptoms.
Awaking with a tickly throat, or any symptoms you are urged to get a Covid test and self isolate till you get your results.
But today when I tried to book a PCR test in Edinburgh I was shocked to discover that there are no tests available in drive through facilities or walk ins across the city.
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To book a test residents can go onto the Government website and enter the relevant details to then be given options for a test in their local area.
I'm no stranger to the PCR test and booking system, a close contact works in the Royal Infirmary so throughout the pandemic I have had dozens of PCR tests for safety.
Today when I selected the UK government PCR test booking portal it shows tests available across the UK. This highlighted there are currently none available in England or Ireland.
As I entered my details and went through each step of the familiar form I was brought to a page I hadn't seen before - "There are currently no tests available in your area."
The site suggests tests may become available later in the day and advises if you have symptoms to self isolate until you are able to get a test booked and receive the results.
I was quite shocked of the dozens of test centres across the capital not a single one has PCR tests available even for key workers.
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: "The PCR testing system continues to operate well even though we have seen significant increases in daily cases across the UK and our labs are working through cases as quickly as they can. If you have trouble finding an available test slot in your local area, we advise trying again later.
"The UK Government is responsible for capacity in the Lighthouse Lab network. Additional laboratory capacity has been implemented and we continue to work with the UK Government to ensure that the levels of lab capacity across the network remain appropriate.
"It is vital that test results are communicated in a timely manner to allow the appropriate public health action to be taken. We aim to have to communicate results from physical test sites within 48 hours. Postal tests may take longer to process given the added time taken to post to labs.”
