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St Columba s RC High School, Dunfermline. Woodmill High School, Dunfermline. The NHS update lists where a case has occurred in pupils or staff who are attending the school, and where five or more school contacts have been required to isolate after contact tracing has taken place. Where less than five potential contacts have been identified, these cases will not be included for reasons of pupil/ staff confidentiality. Also tonight (Monday), it s been confirmed an individual with links to Dunfermline High School has tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter to parents, the school stated: Working with NHS Fife Public Health and the Test and Protect Team, we have identified a number of pupils as potential contacts, who should self-isolate as a precautionary measure.
It is one of 28 walk-through facilities opened by the UK Government across Scotland. People should only book at test if they have coronavirus symptoms (a high temperature, a new and continuous cough, or a loss or change to their sense of smell or taste) or have been told to seek a test by a clinician or an NHS tracer. Tests must be booked in advance at: www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 0800 028 2816. Tests in this centre are self-administered and this involves taking a swab of the nose and the back of the throat. The process is reportedly simple, only takes a few minutes, and full instructions are provided. Staff are on hand to provide additional support for vulnerable people and those with disabilities.
Two new UK Government Covid testing sites open in Fife
The UK Government has opened new walk-through coronavirus testing centres in Glenrothes and Dunfermline
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21 January 2021
The UK Government has today, Thursday 21 January, opened two new walk-through coronavirus testing centres in Fife at Glenrothes Miners Charitable Society in Glenrothes (KY7 5NL) and Dell Farquharson House in Dunfermline (KY12 7DS).
The centres are part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history. In Scotland, this comprises of six drive through sites, 28 walk-through sites, 21 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.