A pop-up coronavirus Covid-19 testing site at Blackpool and The Fylde College's Ashfield Road campus in Bispham, pictured on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 (Picture: Daniel Martino for JPIMedia)placeholder image
A pop-up coronavirus Covid-19 testing site at Blackpool and The Fylde College's Ashfield Road campus in Bispham, pictured on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 (Picture: Daniel Martino for JPIMedia)

Military helps man coronavirus Covid-19 testing site in Blackpool

The military is helping to man the mobile coronavirus testing facility, which has been at Blackpool and The Fylde College's Bispham campus since Tuesday.

The pop-up Covid-19 site, off Ashfield Road, is set to leave the college later today.

Appointments were needed to turn up, with anyone showing symptoms over the age of five eligible for a test.

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