The four large community testing sites across Lincolnshire are ending their testing provision and will close by 8pm on Friday 21 May.
Testing sites at Sleaford Town Football Club and Skirbeck Community Centre in Boston have recently stood down and our remaining two sites at Four Seasons House in Pinchbeck, Spalding and Sudbrooke Drive Community Centre will close their doors on Friday 21 May.
"There is no longer the need for the larger testing facilities across Lincolnshire, as the numbers using these sites are very low" explained Derek Ward, Director of Public Health. "People are tending to use home testing kits rather than the fixed testing sites and we'd encourage individuals to pick up test kits from their nearest collection point, which is likely to be a local pharmacy. Some of the additional testing collection points will be closer than you think, linked to supermarkets and stores.
"The test kits allow people to perform their own lateral flow tests, this process is very simple and will give a result in 30 minutes. They still remain an important part of testing, helping to identify those people who have the virus and don't know it, preventing the spread of infection to others and suppresses the spread of other variants. Two test kits can be picked up from your closest pharmacy or other collection point and each pack contains seven tests. This will give individuals enough supply to perform twice-weekly tests for seven weeks.
Our PCR testing sites remain open. If you have symptoms, book a COVID-19 test online.