Thank you for your continued support in reaching communities with information on Covid testing in Edinburgh. The Scottish Government are asking people to test twice a week, even if they are vaccinated and have no symptoms.
Please can you share this with your contacts in the community and encourage people to come along for testing.
Community test centres Community testing centres are walk-in centres for people with no symptoms – you do not need to make an appointment. These offer lateral flow tests which take around 15 minutes and we send results in around 45 minutes. You can collect home testing kits from these centres (and most libraries):
Mobile test unitsbook a PCR test online or call National Testing Centre on 119 before coming along. Mobile testing units are run by the Scottish Ambulance Service and offer PCR tests. You will be sent your result in 24 to 72 hours. These units are for people with symptoms and people without symptoms. If you have no symptoms you don’t need to make an appointment. If you have symptoms or have been identified as a close contact you must
You can find out more about community testing on our web pages at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/communitytesting Thank you for your help.
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