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
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