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New UK Government Covid testing site opens in Wick
The UK Government has today, Thursday 7 January, opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at Riverside Car Park in Wick (KW1 4EA). 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, 23 walk-through sites, 23 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. Around two thirds of all daily tests are provided by the UK Government, in support of Scotland’s health services.
John Lewis Partnership is rolling out NHS Test and Trace lateral flow Covid-19 testing, partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care, following a pilot scheme in November.
Covid-19 testing was introduced initially to the national John Lewis distribution centre at Magna Park, Milton Keynes, in November via a pilot scheme. This was in response to Black Friday and pre-Christmas demand which saw the site process some 135,000 johnlewis.com orders per day during the month.
Some 1,000 John Lewis staff, alongside temporary agency staff, volunteered to be tested up to three-times a week during the pilot.
John Lewis said that with some one in three individuals with Covid-19 not displaying symptoms, testing helped to protect staff and customers by identifying those that needed to isolate, ensuring they did not unknowingly pass on the virus.
New UK Government Covid testing site opens in Oban
The UK Government has opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at Mossfield Car Park in Oban
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17 December 2020
The UK Government has today (Thursday 17 December) opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at Mossfield Car Park in Oban (PA34 4EW). 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, 22 walk-through sites, 21 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.
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New UK Government Covid testing site opens in Kilmarnock
The UK Government has opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock
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16 December 2020
The UK Government has today (Wednesday 16 December), opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock (KA3 7AA). 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, 21 walk-through sites, 21 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.