New walk-through coronavirus testing centre to open in Harrogate next week

A new walk-in coronavirus testing centre will open in Harrogate next week.
Officials have confirmed the testing site at the Dragon Road car park will open on 21 October. (Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)Officials have confirmed the testing site at the Dragon Road car park will open on 21 October. (Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)
Officials have confirmed the testing site at the Dragon Road car park will open on 21 October. (Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)

North Yorkshire County Council has confirmed the testing site at the Dragon Road car park - which has hosted mobile testing units over several months - will open on 21 October.

Testing at the full-time site will be available seven days a week, the council said.

Another facility will also be built in Scarborough.

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North Yorkshire’s director of Public Health, Dr Lincoln Sargeant, said: “We have worked hard to retain and increase the level of testing across the county, so we are pleased that our efforts have resulted in the creation of these two sites, which will be up and running shortly.

“We will continue to lobby for further expansion of testing facilities across the county.”

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After an initial pilot period, the centres will open between 8am and 8pm.

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Both sites will be walk-through centres, meaning people can arrive on foot rather than having to drive in. People must book tests in advance (visit nhs.uk/coronavirus or call 119).

The Harrogate and Scarborough sites will be constructed by the Department of Health and Social Care, with work starting in Harrogate on 14 October.

During construction, mobile testing will continue at Harrogate Hydro on 16 October and Harrogate High School on 18 October.

By Jacob Webster, Local Democracy Reporter