CORONAVIRUS: Drive-through virus test centre to open in Craigavon

A drive-through testing facility for Coronavirus is to open in Craigavon as moves to increase testing of key workers accelerates.
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

The new facility will open at the DVA Centre in Carn and will see thousands of NHS staff and other key workers getting tested.

It will operate on an appointment-only basis. The facility will be piloted for its first few days of operation. This follows the launch of the Government’s partnership with universities, research institutes and companies to begin rollout of the network of new labs and field testing sites across the UK, with 35 testing sites opened. This will provide thousands more PCR swab tests - which are used to identify if you currently have the virus - for critical key workers, starting with NHS front line staff. This means those who test negative for coronavirus can return to work, and those who test positive are able to recover.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Health Minister Lord Bethell said: “The Government is rapidly scaling up the national effort to boost testing capacity for coronavirus to protect the vulnerable, support our NHS, and ultimately save lives. This new service will help end the uncertainty of whether NHS and social care staff and other key workers need to stay at home.”

The DVA Centre in Craigavon  Photo courtesy of GoogleThe DVA Centre in Craigavon  Photo courtesy of Google
The DVA Centre in Craigavon Photo courtesy of Google

The Government is also urgently working on setting up a home-testing service for critical key workers, supported by Amazon’s logistics network and other commercial partners.

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper whenever you are able to do so.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspaper when you can safely.

You can also enjoy unlimited access to the best news from across Northern Ireland and the UK by subscribing to newsletter.co.uk

With a digital subscription, you can read more than five articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.newsletter.co.uk/subscriptions now to sign up.

Thank you

Related topics: