New Covid mobile testing unit to open in Frome
The site launches this week at North Parade car park
Last updated 27th Oct 2021
A new Covid-19 mobile testing unit is set to open in Frome this week.
It'll appear at North Parade car park as Somerset County Council wants to make testing more available.
But tests are only available for people with coronavirus symptoms – a high temperature, a new and continuous cough, or a loss or change in taste or smell.
Councillor Clare Paul, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing at Somerset County Council, said: ‘We’ve been working hard to get more testing sites into Somerset and would like to thank Mendip District Council for making the car park site available.
‘The mobile testing units are important assets in the County’s bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus.’
Frome’s new testing unit will operate on varying days each week, with information about this available when you book a test.
Professor Trudi Grant, Somerset’s Director of Public Health, said: ‘It is now more important than ever that we all work together, and testing plays a key role in helping to reduce the spread of this highly infectious virus.
‘Self-isolating immediately once you notice symptoms, and then getting tested, is key to preventing the spread of the infection.
‘Once an individual has a positive test result, we can then also notify anyone that may have been in close contact with them and reduce the risk of the virus spreading even further.’
Anyone wishing to be tested must book a test in advance, either by calling 119 or visiting nhs.uk/coronavirus.