Mobile COVID-19 testing site opens in Harlow

Harlow Football Club will host a mobile testing site for COVID-19 this week.

In addition to the national testing centre at Stansted, a mobile testing unit will be open at Harlow Football Club for pre-booked appointments this week from Tuesday until Thursday (12-14 May) between 10.30am to 4pm each day. The mobile unit will visit different towns across Essex in the coming weeks. As well as Harlow, this week the mobile unit will also visit:

• Clacton Leisure Centre   –   Monday 11 May and Tuesday 12 May
• Rayleigh Leisure Centre –  Wednesday 13 May, Thursday 14 May and Friday 15 May

Anyone wanting to be tested must:

• Meet the eligibility criteria – see the gov.uk
• Pre-book an appointment – via the gov.uk
• Travel to the centre by car – i.e. not on foot or by public transport

The sites are open to symptomatic people who are:

• Key workers/their household members who have symptoms
• People aged 65 and over/their household members who have symptoms
• Those that are currently having to travel to work who fall outside of the key worker group, and their household members who have symptoms

Further information about eligibility and to book a test visit www.gov.uk/apply-coronavirus-test