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New UK Government Covid testing site opens in Milngavie
The UK Government has today, Friday 14 May, opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre in the car park at Milngavie Station (G62 8BX).
The test centre is part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history. In Scotland, this comprises eight drive through sites, 48 walk-through sites, 42 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.
In Scotland, the UK Government is providing all COVID testing and test processing outside of the NHS.
PCR tests must be booked in advance at: www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 119. 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 instructed to do so by a clinician or NHS contact tracer.
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New walk-through covid test centre Milngavie
The testing centre at Milngavie Rail Station car park brings the number of walk-through sites in Scotland up to 48.
The aim is to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for local communities.
It will be run by the UK Government which provides around two thirds of all daily tests .
Scotland also has eight drive-through testing sites and 42 mobile units plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.
Tests for the new walk-through centre at Milngavie must be booked in advance at: www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 0800 028 2816.
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New UK Government Covid testing centre opens in Glasgow
The UK Government has today, Wednesday 12 May, opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at Glasgow Green Hockey Centre (G40 1HB).
The test centre is part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history. In Scotland, this comprises eight drive through sites, 47 walk-through sites, 42 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.
In Scotland, the UK Government is providing all COVID testing and test processing outside of the NHS.
PCR tests must be booked in advance at: www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 119. 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 instructed to do so by a clinician or NHS contact tracer.
Tests must be booked in advance at: www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 0800 028 2816.
READ MORE: People should only book a 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 instructed to do so by a clinician or NHS contact tracer. Lateral Flow Test Kits are now available for pick up without an appointment at the majority of the local walk-in or drive-through test sites from 3.30 pm each day and will be available from all test sites by the middle of next week.