University students – Trowbridge Covid test centre opens tomorrow!
Students who need to have a lateral flow test before they go back to uni can get tested at one of Wiltshire's symptom-free testing centres - with a new site opening in Trowbridge from tomorrow.
Testing sites are currently located at:
- Chippenham, Monkton Park
- Devizes Leisure Centre
- Salisbury, Five Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre
A centre will also be opening up in Trowbridge at County Hall from tomorrow (9 March). Each centre is open on weekdays and same day appointments are available.
The centres cannot accept people dropping in - everyone must book an appointment and not have any symptoms of COVID-19. The self-administered test takes 15 minutes and results should be known within half an hour.
Free testing continues to be available to everyone in Wiltshire who has COVID-19 symptoms - high temperature, continuous cough or loss of/change in taste or smell. People should visit www.nhs.uk/coronavirus or call 119 to book a test in that instance.
Anyone who receives a positive Lateral Flow Test result automatically activates legal obligations to self-isolate, and may also claim for a Test and Trace payment if eligible.
More information about the council's rapid community testing sites, including FAQs and how to book a slot, can be found at https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/public-health-coronavirus-testing
With schools opening to all pupils, the Government recently announced that in addition to secondary staff and pupils getting regularly tested, people who are a member of a household, childcare bubble or support bubble of staff or a pupil can get a twice-weekly test. Tests can be collected from Salisbury Beehive Park and Ride and Trowbridge Greyhound test site. More information on this Government-run programme, including how to get access to the tests, can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rapid-lateral-flow-testing-for-households-and-bubbles-of-school-pupils-and-staff