As of Friday (April 9) everyone is eligible for twice weekly symptom-free LFD testing kits.
If these are not already supplied by your educational institution or workplace testing programme, kits can be collected at the following Southend LFD rapid testing sites:
• University Square building, London Road, Southend (entrance opposite Sainsbury's). Standard opening hours: 7 days a week 7am to 2.30pm
• Belfairs Methodist Church, Eastwood Rd North, Leigh, SS9 4NG. Standard opening hours: Monday 8am-4pm, Wednesday 8am-3:30pm, Tuesday - Sunday 8am-6pm
• Shoebury Youth Centre, Delaware Road, Shoebury, SS3 9NS. Standard opening hours: 7 days a week 8am to 6:30pm
The move comes under the Community Collect initiative, a national scheme to enable rapid lateral flow testing at home.