A MAJOR programme of COVID-19 community testing will begin this week in Kirklees. From Friday, rapid tests for the virus will be available for anyone who does not have coronavirus symptoms. The programme will give everyone, aged 11 and over, who lives or works in Kirklees the chance to play their part in keeping their community safe. Four walk-in testing centres will open as part of the council’s latest bid to reduce rates of infection. Using Lateral Flow Testing technology, the rapid tests are easy to administer and results come back within 30 minutes. The council hopes that community testing will identify more cases and stop the spread of the virus.