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COVID-19 mobile testing continues in Newtown
02/06/2020 @ 07:16
A COVID-19 mobile testing centre is continuing to operate at Hafren in Newtown as hundreds of people throughout the area are offered tests.
Powys Teaching Health Board said anyone with COVID-19 symptoms could book an appointment to use the facility.
A new site is also being set up at the Royal Welsh Showground at Llanelwedd which will open later this week.
Anyone with symptoms - new continuous cough, fever, or less of sense of taste or smell - can request a home testing kit via the Welsh Government website or by ringing 119 or 18001 119 for people with hearing or speech difficulties.
Alongside this, anyone with symptoms can book an appointment at drive-in testing units in the county.
Stuart Bourne, Director of Public Health for Powys Teaching Health Board, said: “Our drive-in testing units offer a safe and local way for people with symptoms to get rapid access to a COVID-19 antigen test in the county.
“The units provide a quick and simple swab. People being tested do not even need to leave their car.
“This ensures the safest experience for everyone involved – the people attending for testing, the staff at the unit, and the local community.”
The new drive-in testing unit for Mid Powys is located at the Royal Welsh Showground.
The drive-in testing units are available by appointment only.
When fully operational the units will normally accommodate around 10 to 15 tests per hour.
Antigen testing is available in several different ways:
Members of the public and critical workers can request a home testing kit. This is available online at https://gov.wales/coronavirus, by ringing 119, or by ringing 18001 119 if you have speech or hearing difficulties. Through this link, Powys residents can also book at mass drive-through testing centres in neighbouring counties, which can offer a handy alternative for people living on the county’s borders.
Members of the public and critical workers can request an appointment at a drive-in testing unit – in Powys this can currently be booked by emailing powysresourcing@wales.nhs.uk or calling 01874 712600, or by visiting the Health Board website at www.powysthb.wales.nhs.uk/coronavirus-testing
Hospital inpatients and care home residents are tested in their hospital or care home.
The three sites will be staffed by teams from Powys Teaching Health Board, and from the UK Armed Forces mobile units deployed in Powys. The mobile units will also continue to visit locations across the county, including to support local testing in care homes.
Powys Teaching Health Board said anyone with COVID-19 symptoms could book an appointment to use the facility.
A new site is also being set up at the Royal Welsh Showground at Llanelwedd which will open later this week.Anyone with symptoms - new continuous cough, fever, or less of sense of taste or smell - can request a home testing kit via the Welsh Government website or by ringing 119 or 18001 119 for people with hearing or speech difficulties.
Alongside this, anyone with symptoms can book an appointment at drive-in testing units in the county.
Stuart Bourne, Director of Public Health for Powys Teaching Health Board, said: “Our drive-in testing units offer a safe and local way for people with symptoms to get rapid access to a COVID-19 antigen test in the county.
“The units provide a quick and simple swab. People being tested do not even need to leave their car.
“This ensures the safest experience for everyone involved – the people attending for testing, the staff at the unit, and the local community.”
The new drive-in testing unit for Mid Powys is located at the Royal Welsh Showground.
The drive-in testing units are available by appointment only.
When fully operational the units will normally accommodate around 10 to 15 tests per hour.
Antigen testing is available in several different ways:
Members of the public and critical workers can request a home testing kit. This is available online at https://gov.wales/coronavirus, by ringing 119, or by ringing 18001 119 if you have speech or hearing difficulties. Through this link, Powys residents can also book at mass drive-through testing centres in neighbouring counties, which can offer a handy alternative for people living on the county’s borders.
Members of the public and critical workers can request an appointment at a drive-in testing unit – in Powys this can currently be booked by emailing powysresourcing@wales.nhs.uk or calling 01874 712600, or by visiting the Health Board website at www.powysthb.wales.nhs.uk/coronavirus-testing
Hospital inpatients and care home residents are tested in their hospital or care home.
The three sites will be staffed by teams from Powys Teaching Health Board, and from the UK Armed Forces mobile units deployed in Powys. The mobile units will also continue to visit locations across the county, including to support local testing in care homes.
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