Warwickshire County Council has worked in partnership with community organisations and NHS Test & Trace to set-up multiple new lateral flow test (LFT) collection sites.
The purpose of the sites is to increase residents’ accessibility to LFT kits and encourage the important continuation of asymptomatic testing every 3-4 days.
Regular twice weekly testing remains key to reducing the spread of COVID-19 across Warwickshire’s local communities. Lateral flow test kits are readily available at over 100 pharmacies and at multiple community collect sites across Warwickshire.
The new community test collection sites include:
- Brunswick Hub, Leamington. Test collection is available from Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4pm.
- Hope4Rugby and Newbold Foodbank on Newbold Road in Rugby. Test collection is available daily from 10am to 3pm.
- Keresley Community Centre, Keresley End. Test collection is available from Monday to Friday 9am to 12pm.
- New Town Centre-WCAVA, Nuneaton. Test collection is available on Wednesdays and Fridays every week from 9am to 3.30pm.
- Packmores Community Centre, Warwick. Test collection is available on Tuesdays and Fridays every week from 10am to 2pm.
- The Benn Partnership Centre, Rugby. Test collection is available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
- The Chess Centre, Nuneaton. Test collection is available from Monday to Thursday 9am to 9pm, and on Fridays 9am to 5pm.
- The Gap Community Centre 39 Oakwood Grove, Warwick CV34 5TD. Test collection is available Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 2pm.
- Salvation Army-Mill Court, 8 Leicester St, Bedworth CV12 8SY. Test collection is available Sunday 1:30 to 3pm, Monday 9am to 1pm, Tuesday 9am to 2pm, Thursday 9am to 2pm, and Friday 9am to 2pm.
LFT tests are for those without symptoms of COVID-19. If you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID including a high temperature, a new or continuous cough and a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste, please self-isolate and get an NHS PCR test. To book a PCR test please visit https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test
Dr Shade Agboola, Director of Public Health Warwickshire, said:
“Continuing to take lateral flow tests twice a week is an important habit to maintain in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our local communities.
“The purpose of community testing is to pick up infections early when there are no obvious symptoms, so that residents know when they need to self-isolate to limit the spread of COVID-19. Whilst restrictions have eased since July, we are still living with COVID-19, and lateral flow testing will help us all to do the right thing to keep each other safe.”
For more information about the new community test collection sites, visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/covid-19-testing-warwickshire/testing-dont-covid-19-symptoms/6
For information and guidance about reducing the spread COVID-19 in Warwickshire, visit https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/information-coronavirus
For more information about lateral flow tests, visit www.gov.uk/guidance/understanding-lateral-flow-antigen-testing-for-people-without-symptoms