Mobile Testing Unit for coronavirus
FOR ACTION: COMMUNICATIONS FOR CIRCULATION TO ALL RESIDENTS Hi all, Hounslow will be hosting a Mobile Testing Unit for coronavirus testing for residents at Grasshoppers' Rugby Club, Osterley, on Monday 29th June and Tuesday 30th June 2020. Mobile Testing Units are an essential part of the national testing programme as they offer pedestrian appointments as well as drive-through appointments. You must register via the gov.uk portal before attending a mobile testing unit and bring your 16-digit code or appointment confirmation with you on your mobile phone. Testing site location: Grasshoppers Rugby Club Syon Ln Osterley Isleworth TW7 5PN Criteria for testing: Anyone over the age of 5 who is symptomatic is now able to receive a test at one of the testing centres. You should be within the first 5 days of symptoms when you have your test, as otherwise it is not effective. Coronavirus symptoms are: • a high temperature • a new, continuous cough • a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste This test can tell you if you have coronavirus at the time the swab sample is taken. The test to tell if you’ve ever had coronavirus (‘antibody test’) is not available yet. Book an appointment: Appointments are open for both Monday and Tuesday at Grasshoppers' Mobile Testing Unit from 8pm on Saturday 27th June via the nhs.uk link: https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test If you would like a pedestrian appointment at the Mobile Testing Unit, please put “unknown” in the box requiring your vehicle registration number. This should allow you to continue the booking process. If you have any problems refer to the helpline detailed below, or you can use the 16-digit authorisation code that is sent you via SMS and go to the testing centre anytime on foot or in a car between 10.30 and 15.30 where local authority staff will help you. The testing centre will be operating between 10.30-15.30 on both Monday and Tuesday. Alternative testing provision Please note that if an appointment is not available at the Grasshoppers’ site, then the same testing criteria apply for bookings at the Twickenham testing site and they operate 7 days a week. They do however only offer drive-in appointments. There are also home testing kits available, bookable via the same website: https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test Questions or problems If anyone has any problems booking via the portal, please contact the National Coronavirus Testing Helpline on 0300 303 2713 Capacity for testing is limited so is released on an hourly basis; it is recommended to try at regular intervals to access an appointment. If you are displaying coronavirus symptoms you must self-isolate for one week from the start of the symptoms, and members of your household should isolate for two weeks from the start of your symptoms. If you are showing symptoms. If you have any questions about testing, please contact publichealth@hounslow.gov.uk
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