New walk-through coronavirus testing facility in Lancashire

The new service is available for people with Covid-19 symptoms to book appointments at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk.

Testing is available only for those with coronavirus symptoms – a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste.

Anyone with one or more of these symptoms should book a test at nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119.

The new site is situated in Edge Hill’s sports tennis courts so as to be easily accessible without a car.

Those being tested will be required to follow public health measures, including social distancing, not travelling by taxi or public transport, practising good personal hygiene and wearing a face-covering throughout, including while travelling to and from the testing centre.

Anyone testing positive for the virus in England will be contacted by NHS Test and Trace to help them trace their contacts to identify who they may have been in close contact with, protecting others from further transmission.

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