How to book a rapid Covid test if you re a Northumberland key worker
Northumberland County Council has now opened up lateral flow testing to most frontline workers, after an initial pilot with council staff
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Key workers in Northumberland can now book tests to reassure them they re not carrying Covid-19, even when they don t have symptoms.
Northumberland takes more control of local test and trace - here s why that could be important
Many have been calling for more localised test and trace since early in the pandemic. Now, a more localised aspect has been added to the service in Northumberland
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NORTHUMBERLAND County Council is to support the NHS in its bid to stop the spread of Covid-19 by helping to ensure that residents who have tested positive are informed of the need to self-isolate. From today (February 4), the council team will pick up contact tracing responsibility for residents who have tested positive for coronavirus but who the national NHS Test and Trace team have been unable to contact. This will ensure that every known infection is investigated and those who have been in close or direct contact with people who have tested positive for Covid-19 - and could possibly be incubating the virus - are alerted.