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Coronavirus testing facility update for Torbay

WASD by WASD
October 21, 2020
in Community News
COVID-19 Mobile Testing Unit – booking arrangements

We are currently seeing a rise in coronavirus cases in Torbay, if you have symptoms it is essential that you self-isolate and arrange to get tested.

The mobile testing unit at Torquay Coach Station in Lymington Road will be there until at least Monday 26th October.

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Testing capacity is being scaled up nationally, but there will still be some delays as testing centres are all very busy while capacity is being increased.

When to get a test:

– If you have any symptoms of coronavirus
– If you have been asked to get tested by a medical professional (for example because you are going into hospital)

The symptoms of coronavirus are one or more of the following:

– a fever or high temperature
– a new, continuous cough
– a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste.

This video shows how to tell the difference between cold and coronavirus symptoms: here

You need to get the test done in the first 8 days of having symptoms.

– You can get tested at a site or at home. If you’re ordering a home test kit on day 7, do it by 3pm or it will be too late.

How to get a test:

If you have symptoms please book a test as normal via the Government website or by calling 119.

Do not call 111 which is an urgent care service and cannot help with tests.
If you can’t get through to book a test, or you are offered a location which is not convenient, please wait a few hours and try again.

After you get your test result-

Person testing positive:

– If you test positive for Covid-19 you need to self-isolate for 10 days. This is true even if you subsequently test negative during the isolation period.

– It is not recommended that anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 takes another test unless they later develop new symptoms.

– If you have been symptom free for 48 hours you can return to work 10 days after your symptoms first started.

Contacts:

– Anyone identified by NHS Test and Trace as a close contact of someone who has tested positive to Covid-19 needs to self-isolate for the full 14 day period advised by NHS Test and Trace. This is true even if they themselves test negative during their isolation period.

– Contacts of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 should only get tested if they themselves develop symptoms OR if they are advised to do so by a health professional.

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