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South Gloucesterhsire council South Gloucestershire Council are introducing a mobile option that will take rapid (lateral flow) asymptomatic testing kits to communities across the area, as support for all residents over the age of 16 without symptoms, who are now being encouraged to take twice weekly tests. A specially equipped vehicle will visit up to 14 locations across the district each week, giving people the option of collecting testing kits to complete at home, as well as the opportunity to take a test with guidance from trained staff if you are unfamiliar with the process. This programme will begin on Saturday, May 15, with visits to Kingswood and Thornbury High Streets.
Community surge testing is due to finish on Sunday in South Gloucestershire Residents living or working in specific postcodes are being urged to get a covid-19 test before the community surge testing programme in Bristol and South Gloucestershire ends this weekend. Over 33,500 tests have been completed since the programme launched on Sunday, February 7. More than 14,700 tests have been carried out at the six mobile testing units (MTUs) set up, while over 18,700 tests were returned to Collect and Drop sites across Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Health leaders are thanking residents who have taken part in the two week programme, and encouraging those who are eligible, but have not yet been tested, to get a test before the end of the weekend.
Half of Covid-19 surge tests yet to be returned as council appeals for them back
The surge testing is trying to track the new Bristol variant
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More than half the people who took Covid-19 test kits home as part of the efforts to track the new Bristol variant of the virus haven t yet returned them - and now health chiefs are appealing for people to hand them back in.