Covid-19: New dates for mobile testing centre in Old Deer Park
By The Editor
25th Aug 2020 | Local News
A mobile testing centre for the coronavirus in Richmond is being run for a second month.
The pop-up facility in the car park of Old Deer Park is available to residents on every third day of September.
Anyone with symptoms of Covid-19 should book a test.
People can also get checked out at a drive-in testing centre at Twickenham Stadium.
The test will not show if you have already had Covid-19; only if you have the infection on the day of the test.
Main symptoms of Covid-19
- A high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- A new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- Loss or change to your sense of smell or taste - this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
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Richmond Council leader Cllr Gareth Roberts said: "Over the past few weeks we have seen a slight increase in the number of positive cases in the borough, and we think that some of these are linked to foreign travel.
"It is essential that anyone who thinks that they have come into contact with someone with Covid-19 or are displaying symptoms get tested.
"It is easy to apply for a test and with these local pop-up sites, there is no problem getting an appointment locally."
Test results will be returned within 48 hours.
[h3]Home test kits for the coronavirus
You can also apply for a home test kit which will be delivered to your home and then collected by courier once completed.
Visit the NHS website for more information.
Old Deer Park testing facility dates
- Thursday, September 3
- Sunday, September 6
- Wednesday, September 9
- Saturday, September 12
- Tuesday, September 15
- Friday, September 18
- Monday, September 21
- Thursday, September 24
- Sunday, September 27
- Wednesday, September 30
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