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The walk-in centres allow people without Covid-19 symptoms to confirm they are not asymptomatic carriers of the virus.
A second walk-in Covid test centre is to open in the Shannonside region this Easter weekend.
It's being reported that a walk-in centre will open for people at the Athlone Regional Sports Centre from Good Friday.
Mayor of Athlone Aengus o Rourke has revealed that the centre will open on Friday on a 5 day week basis - from 11am to 7pm - and will hope to conduct up to 400 Covid tests per day.
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A similar walk-in test centre is also due to open in Ballinasloe this weekend with the criteria for the free walk-in COVID-19 testing service including people aged 16 or over; you don't have symptoms, and live within 5k of the centre