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 walk-in Covid-19 testing centres open in Fife
Two new UK Government Covid testing sites have opened in Fife.
Walk-through testing centres have been established at the Glenrothes Miners Charitable Society in Glenrothes’ South Street and at Dell Farquharson House in Dunfermline to build on the growing network of diagnostic testing facilities across the UK.
The two new Fife sites add to the six drive-through sites, 26 walk-through sites and 21 mobile units already created by the UK Government across Scotland.
A drive-through testing site has already been established at Dudhope Castle Car Park in Dundee, while walk-through centres are now in place at St Andrews’ Victory Memorial Hall, Perth’s Thimblerow Car Park, Dundee’s Park Place Car Park and Bruce House Car Park in Arbroath.
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.
Two new Covid-19 testing centres open in Fife Two new Covid-19 testing centres have opened in Fife today.
The walk-through facilities - at Glenrothes Miners Charitable Society, and Dell Farquharson House in Dunfermline, form part of a network of dozens of sites across the country.
They have been set up by the UK Government - which is providing all coronavirus testing outside of the NHS.
Anyone wishing to get a test at either facility has to book in advance on the website or by calling 0800 028 2816 - and can only do so if they have symptoms.
UK Government health minister Lord Bethell said: To respond to the coronavirus, we have built a major testing and tracing system from scratch. We are constantly working to expand and improve it with new technologies and innovations so everyone with symptoms can get a test.