"It is important people continue to follow national guidance if they develop symptoms of Covid-19 and access tests in their local area as quickly as possible and take the right action to recover or quickly get treatment.” "We remain concerned about the number of positive test results in the Ashford area and therefore we welcome anything that helps to reduce the community infection rate. There have been concerns about Ashford's infection rate as it was the second-highest in the country last week - 536 per 100,000 resident population.Īnyone experiencing a new, continuous cough, a high temperature, or a loss of or change in their normal sense of smell or taste, should book a test at nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119 to find out if they have coronavirus.Īndrew Scott-Clark, director of public health for Kent Council, said: "In order to play our full part in defeating this virus we are ensuring Kent and Medway have scaled up our capacity to test people for Covid-19. The hybrid site, offering assisted and self-administered tests, has been open since Friday and is part of the government’s drive to increase testing. A drive-through coronavirus testing centre is up and running at the Victoria Road car park in Ashford.
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