RAPID COVID-19 testing for essential workers in Herefordshire is now available under a new initiative, and that includes Ledbury, where the site will be The Master s House. The scheme is part of the Government’s Community Asymptomatic Testing Programme and is being run locally by Herefordshire Council. Herefordshire Consultant in Public Health Sarah Smith said: “It is important we use every means available to help us detect the virus in our communities and make sure people isolate to prevent it spreading. Under the current lockdown arrangements, there are still people who need to attend a workplace and they are the focus of our current community testing programme.