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New UK Government Covid testing centre opens in Glasgow Govan
The UK Government has today announced the opening of a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre in Glasgow Govan.
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10 March 2021
The UK Government has today, Wednesday 10 March, opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre as planned at Ibrox Football Centre in Glasgow Govan (G51 2XP).
The test centre is part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history. In Scotland, this comprises of eight drive through sites, 34 walk-through sites, 42 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.
In Scotland, the UK Government is providing all COVID testing and test processing outside of the NHS. Around two thirds of all daily tests are provided by the UK Government, in support of Scotland’s health services.