A NEW rapid coronavirus testing site has opened in The Meadows, Sandhurst this week.
The testing site will be open to residents with no symptoms between 10am and 5pm on April 14.
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Charlotte Pavitt, Public Health consultant at Bracknell Forest Council, said: “These tests are effective in detecting people that are infectious but have no symptoms and therefore most likely to transmit infection to others, it is important to test regularly even if you have been vaccinated.
Rapid testing centre in Sandhurst
“They are another tool we now have to help maintain lower infection rates.
“We encourage everyone to take up the offer of these free rapid tests and test twice a week – they are quick and easy to carry out either in a testing site or in your own home.”
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Other sites for rapid coronavirus testing include One Lexicon, Bracknell, Great Hollands Pavillion, Bracknell, The Morgan Centre, Crowthorne, Sandhurst Memorial Hall, Sandhurst, New Priestwood Community Centre, Bracknell, and Brownlow Hall, Warfield (which will reopen on April 17.)
For more information, visit bracknell-forest.gov.uk/news/2021/04/.
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