FREE rapid flow coronavirus testing kits are now available to everybody in Herefordshire.

Rapid lateral flow testing for people without symptoms has so far been available to selected groups, however Herefordshire Council are now offering them to everyone, with people encouraged to take regular tests to help prevent outbreaks.

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Herefordshire Public Health Consultant Sarah Smith said: “We know that one in three people with Covid-19 don’t have symptoms, and have the potential to spread the virus without even knowing it.

"Rapid testing can detect positive cases that would not otherwise have been found, and I encourage everyone to make use of the new free rapid tests, which are quick, easy and convenient.”

Regular rapid testing for people without symptoms is available by:

• Booking a test at one of the Herefordshire Council-run testing sites or community pharmacies. You must be aged 18 and over;

• Collecting a home testing kit at one of the Herefordshire Council-run testing sites or at a participating local pharmacy. You must be aged 18 and over to collect the kits, however kits can be used by any age group;

• A home ordering service, which allows you to order lateral flow tests online to be delivered to your home.

If testing at home, you will need to register results online or by calling NHS 119.

You should self-isolate if the result shows as positive and order a confirmatory PCR test as soon as possible.

Anyone with symptoms of Covid-19 - a new continuous cough, high temperature, change or loss of smell and/or taste – should book a test online or by calling NHS 119.

Where to collect rapid flow tests. Link to map

Hereford

Tesco Store, Belmont

Wye Valley Pharmacy Ltd - 42C Holme Lacy Road

Asda Stores Ltd - Belmont Road

Bristol Pharma Limited - 10 King Street

Dudley Taylor Pharmacies Ltd - 1-2 St Owens Mews

thePoint4, Venns Lane

Leominster

Westfield Walk Pharmacy

Clewer Hg Ltd - Westfield Walk

H.G.Clewer Ltd - 20 High Street

W S and B Rees

The Old Priory

The Old Priory - Community Collect

Ross-on-Wye

Boots Uk Limited - 5 Market Place

Ryefield Centre - Community Collect

Benjamins Pharmacy

Ryefield Centre

Kington

Sumedha Pharma Limited - 42 High Street

Kington Pharmacy

Ledbury

Master’s House - Community Collect

Master’s House - St Katherine’s Ledbury Library