Mobile coronavirus testing unit to come back to Harrogate next week

The testing site will set up at Harrogate High School's Old Education Offices on Ainsty Road on Tuesday, August 11.

It is being organised by the Department of Health and Social Care who have warned people to not just turn up but make an appointment first.

There are two ways to do this depending on which testing group you are part of.

Anyone who is showing coronavirus symptoms should register for a test on the NHS website at www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

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People who don’t have access to the internet, or who have difficulty with the digital portals, can ring the new 119 service to book.

Key workers and members of their household should register for a test on the government website.

Tests can be booked at www.gov.uk/apply-coronavirus-test-essential-workers from 8pm the night before.

By Jacob Webster, Local Democracy Reporter