Change in Covid test centre hours

EASTER opening hours for all of Warwickshire’s mass Covid-19 test centres have been announced.

All six of the county’s centres, set-up especially for those who have no symptoms, are to offer a service over the Easter Bank holiday weekend.

But their opening hours will be changing from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday to the following: Saturday, April 3 - 10.30am to 4pm. Sunday, April 4 - Closed. Monday, April 5 - 10.30am to 4pm. There is a mass Covid-19 test centre at the Saunders Hall Club in Bedworth and the United Reform Church in Nuneaton town centre.

In Rugby the test centre is in the Indian Centre, while the Leamington facility is in the Adult and Community Learning site on Pound Lane in Lillington.

There is also a test centre in Water Orton Community Hall in North Warwickshire and one at the rear of The Other Place Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford.

Currently there is a drive for people to get tested - at least twice a week, even if they do not have any symptoms of the virus.

As well as using the mass testing centres, more home testing kits are now being made available across Warwickshire.

As of Wednesday those not working from their home or those with children in school, college or university can collect a pack of home test kits from one of the six community tests sites.

Dr Shade Agboola, Director of Public Health Warwickshire, said: “Home testing is becoming more accessible by the day in Warwickshire, and we are working hard to ensure that we are as flexible as possible to meet the needs of our communities.”