A mobile testing unit has been deployed to the Blantyre area in a bid to limit the number of cases and curb the spread of Covid-19 in this community.
South Lanarkshire deployed the mobile testing unit earlier today, Friday 5th March 2021, locating it at Blantyre Leisure Centre. Testing is available to residents of Blantyre.
It will be open from 9.30am to 5.30pm every day for 2 weeks.
Tests can be booked in advance at https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test, scroll down to the ‘start now’ button, or telephone 0800 028 2816. Anyone booking a test online should select the ‘taking part in community testing’ option.
Staff will be on hand to provide advice about the test and result process. The swab test takes less than a minute, is relatively pain-free, and you should receive your result within 24-48 hours.
A second unit will be available nearby in Rutherglen from 8th March 2021.
