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It opened today and is based at Parkgate Community Centre car park.
The site will provide testing for members of the public without Covid-19 symptoms.
Members of the public can access community testing without needing to book an appointment and there is confidential support available for anyone who tests positive for the virus and needs to self-isolate.
The site is initially open 9am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday.
Dona Milne, NHS Fife Director of Public Health, said: Community testing sites are available across Fife, providing quick and easy access to testing. We know that around 1 in 3 people with Covid-19 don’t have symptoms but are still infectious and able to pass the virus on to loved ones, friends and the wider community.
STUDENTS at Fife College have been playing a key part in the coronavirus vaccination programme after signing up to administer the jag. Those on healthcare courses were urged to consider signing up as vaccinators to help with the roll-out in the region earlier this year. After going through training, several students have now been approved to provide the injections at sites across Fife, including East End Park, Oakley and the Parkgate Community Centre. Jennifer Colling, a student from Torryburn, is one of the students who has qualified as a vaccinator. She said: “I heard through my lecturers that we could get involved in the vaccination programme and I wanted to help out so I applied to NHS Fife and told some of my classmates to consider it as well.
A Rosyth woman feared for her dog’s life after an encounter with grit caused a terrifying reaction. A ROSYTH woman feared for her dog’s life after an encounter with grit caused a terrifying reaction. Helen Currie was walking Cleo near Parkgate Community Centre on Tuesday last week when her pet started to draw her paws up and shake. “I thought she was having a heart attack,” Helen told the Press. “She collapsed on to her side and was violently trembling. “I tried to clean her paws then, when she was able, she tried to lick them, after which she was coughing.