PERMANENT testing sites are being created in North Yorkshire to support the ongoing work to expand Covid-19 testing across the UK.
North Yorkshire County Council is working with Serco and Sodexo, which operate the sites, to secure locations across the county for permanent walk-in testing sites.
Local testing sites are already operating in Scarborough and Harrogate with other sites in Northallerton, Selby and Skipton due to open in the coming weeks.
The new sites are indoor facilities that allow walk-in appointments and do not require a vehicle, different to the drive-through mobile testing units where testing is inside a vehicle.
The local testing sites offer Covid-19 testing from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, and require a booked appointment via www.northyorks.gov.uk/book-coronavirus-covid-19-test or by calling 119. Local testing sites have a range of 10 miles for booking purposes. Mobile testing units will continue to run.
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