NHS Test and Trace reaching more than 92% of contacts
Changes to NHS Test and Trace have led to a record proportion of contacts being reached, and reached faster.
From:
17 December 2020
NHS Test and Trace has made significant improvements to its contact tracing service and is successfully tracing 92.7% of contacts and telling them to self-isolate, up from 85.9% last week. In total, 264,960 people were reached during the week 3 to 9 December, people who otherwise would not have known there was a chance they might pass on the virus.
Changes such as improving the contact tracing website, reducing repeat calls to households, and increasing numbers of call handlers have led to a record proportion of contacts being reached, and reached faster. Contacts reached within 24 hours is now 97.3%, up from 95.2% on the previous week.
New UK Government Covid testing site opens in Oban
The UK Government has opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at Mossfield Car Park in Oban
From:
17 December 2020
The UK Government has today (Thursday 17 December) opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at Mossfield Car Park in Oban (PA34 4EW). The centre is easily accessible for people without a car.
The test centre is part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history. In Scotland, this comprises of six drive through sites, 22 walk-through sites, 21 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.
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A new walk-through COvid-19 test centre has opened in Oban.
The centre at Mossfield car park is easily accessible for people without a car. It is part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history.
In Scotland, this comprises of six drive through sites, 22 walk-through sites, 21 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.
The UK Government is providing all Covid-19 testing outside of the NHS.
People should only book at test if they have coronavirus symptoms, which include a high temperature, a new and continuous cough, or a loss or change to their sense of smell or taste.
New UK Government Covid testing site opens in Kilmarnock
The UK Government has opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock
From:
16 December 2020
The UK Government has today (Wednesday 16 December), opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock (KA3 7AA). The centre is easily accessible for people without a car.
The test centre is part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history. In Scotland, this comprises of six drive through sites, 21 walk-through sites, 21 mobile units, plus the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab which is working round the clock to process samples.