Rapid targeted testing initiative offered to council staff in Stockport Last updated
27 January 2021
Rapid targeted testing initiative offered to council staff in Stockport
Lateral flow tests are now being offered by Stockport Council to its frontline staff and those from partner organisations as part of its targeted community COVID-19 testing.
Lateral flow tests are now being offered by Stockport Council to its frontline staff and those from partner organisations as part of its targeted community COVID-19 testing.
Stockport Council is carrying out lateral flow tests by invitation only for staff who can’t do their work solely from home, especially those working with the over 70s, as one of the many measures being used to drive down transmission rates of Covid-19.
New Covid testing centre at Orsett Heath
A NEW walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened for those with symptoms to book appointments at Orsett Heath Car Park (RM16 4XH) in Thurrock, as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to continue to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for local communities.
Testing at this site is only available for those with coronavirus symptoms – a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste. Anyone with one or more of these symptoms should book a test at nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119. The government is committed to continue expanding the capacity of the network of UK test sites and laboratories to make it even easier to get tested and reduce the time it takes to receive test results.
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.
New UK Government Covid testing site opens in Paisley
The UK Government has opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at Bridge Street Car Park in Paisley
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19 January 2021
The UK Government has today [Tuesday 19 January] opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at Bridge Street Car Park in Paisley (PA1 1XN). The centre is easily accessible for people without a car.
The test centre is part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history. In Scotland, this comprises of six drive through sites, 26 walk-through sites, 21 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.
Grantham firm Moy Park rolls out new Covid-19 testing pilot Published: 14:50, 15 January 2021
A Lateral Flow Device (LFD) testing pilot has been rolled out at leading food company Moy Park as part of the Governmentâs UK-wide continuing drive to increase the availability of testing.
The pilot aims to provide vital information to help inform further rollout of the rapid testing technology in future. It is part of the governmentâs plan to develop new technologies which will safely enable the country to go about life as normally as possible.
All staff and visitors to Moy Park, which has a site off Gonerby Road, Grantham,who are asymptomatic are now able to be tested.