FREE, walk-in Covid-19 testing units will once again be in operation at two Ellesmere Port sites next week.

The Cheshire West and Chester Council-owned pop-up units, offering Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs) and free kits for people to use from home will be located at:

  • The public car park, near to Iceland Food Warehouse, Mercer Walk, 56-58 The Port Arcades, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0AP. It will be open from 9am until 4pm between Monday, September 20 and Friday, September 24.
  • Mill Lane Car Park, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 3PE. Open from 9am to 4pm between Monday, September 20 and Friday, September 24.

The current approach in the borough is not part of a surge testing programme but is in response to testing where Covid-19 rates are relatively high.

The pop-up testing units will provide a free LFT test to anyone who does not have any Covid-19 symptoms.

This type of test is good at picking up people who have no symptoms but are infected and so may be unknowingly spreading the disease.

The Government recommends that everyone tests for Covid-19 twice a week regardless of whether they have been vaccinated.

Free home test kits are readily available at participating local pharmacies or online, and are also available to collect at the pop-up testing units.

Anyone with Covid-19 symptoms should book a PCR test at: www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.