Mobile testing site for coronavirus in Scarborough again today

Tests for coronavirus are taking place in Scarborough again today.
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The mobile testing unit, run by the Department for Health and Social Care and manned by the military, is running pre-booked tests at Seamer Park and Ride.

It will be moving to Pickering, at Flamingo Land, tomorrow.

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Anyone over the age of five who is showing symptoms of the virus can now be tested by registering from 8pm the night before.

The testing site on Seamer Road in Scarborough. Picture: JPI Media/ Richard PonterThe testing site on Seamer Road in Scarborough. Picture: JPI Media/ Richard Ponter
The testing site on Seamer Road in Scarborough. Picture: JPI Media/ Richard Ponter

They can book a test on the NHS website here; https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ Key workers and members of their households can register for a test on the Government website here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-coronavirus-test-essential-workers

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