Jan 17, 2021
People who must leave their homes during the lockdown are being urged to keep getting tested – as eight new community testing centres open across Staffordshire on Monday.
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The centres, one in each district and borough, will aim to offer testing seven days a week for people without symptoms.
These will be supported by community testing pop-ups in hotspot areas which see the highest numbers of cases.
Dr Johnny McMahon, Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for health, care and wellbeing, said: “While everyone should be staying at home as much as possible, there are some people who have a legitimate need to be out and about, for example for essential shopping or because they cannot work from home.