This was the scene at Eastham Library this afternoon, as queue for symptom-free Covid-19 tests snaked all away around the building. Photo: Richard Garnett Wirral s symptom-free Covid-19 testing sites have been closed temporarily this afternoon due to unprecedented demand. People already in the queues will be seen but Wirral Council has instructed sites not to let anyone else queue for a test until further notice. Director of Public Health for Wirral Julie Webster said: “Unfortunately, we have had to take the difficult decision to close the queues early at our symptom-free testing centres in Wirral today. Our sites have experienced incredible demand for symptom-free testing this week and we are now seeing many people from outside of the area coming to Wirral to access the testing centres.
Expanded mass testing finds 237 more Covid-19 cases who didn t have symptoms
Mass testing has been expanded to the whole of the city region this week
19:07, 19 DEC 2020
Mass testing taking place in Liverpool
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Lieutenant Jonno Anderson and Council Leader Cllr Janette Williamson at Eastham Library testing centre. Photo: Wirral Council Wirral Council’s Leader visited Eastham Library on Friday afternoon to thank the armed forces for all their help in setting up the symptom-free testing centres across the borough this week. Cllr Janette Williamson made sure not to visit empty handed either as she took boxes of sweets for the soldiers to enjoy on their long trip back to barracks in Scotland. Leader of Wirral Council Cllr Janette Williamson said: “I just wanted to thank all of the soldiers from 39 Engineer Regiment in person for all of their hard work and help in setting up the symptom-free testing centres in Wirral this week.
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