"Locating an authentic NHS COVID-19 Testing Centre"
"COVID Testing Centre"
[ "Locating an authentic NHS COVID-19 Testing CentreBritish authorities are making every effort to make sure that everything is normal before the lockdown is finally ended.At the same time, Britain authorities are trying to increase the capacity of daily testing as part of Governments five pillars plan. In the initial stage of normalizing the condition, the government decided that any five years or above individual will be eligible to have the test at any COVID-19 Testing Centre.However, the government has modified this regulation and now the eligible patients include children under five as well.At first, the eligibility criterion for Coronavirus test was limited but now the government has changed the criterion.If you want to have the necessary information regarding Coronavirus, you can read below to obtain updated information.Who is eligible for a CoronaVirus test?So far, the known systems of Corona disease are fever, cough, and loss of taste or smell. So, anyone who has these symptoms can book a slot for a checkupMainly, key persons like healthcare staff, doctors, nurses, shopkeepers, teachers, transport workers along with people working in public services are eligible for the test. The eligibility guidelines include patients who have Corona Disease symptoms. Additionally, care home residents and staff may also have the checkup. Those living with the residents will also be able to apply for the test.The suspected patients may apply by browsing the Government website.How to locate Coronavirus testing centres?Anyone over the age of five may apply for a home test under the home testing scheme.Department of health and social care has announced that there are 43 regional testing centres ready to check the patients.Apart from these regional centres, the Government is under the process of making a plan to develop 11 mobile centres.These centres are supposed to be located at Nottingham, Wembley, Gateshead, Leeds, Manchester, Gatwick, Plymouth, Edgbaston, Stansted Airport, Preston and Bristol.How can patients book a test?You can apply for the checkup at any regional centre. For this, you have to apply with the help of the Government website.After this step, you are supposed to get an email or message the same day that will invite you to book a test through the website.If you have any issue in applying for the test, you may use the home test facility as well.Booking the home test is, however, easy and fast but you have to wait for a long time to get to the checkup centre.Is it possible to have a private test?Government is trying to make the checkup process faster and aim to reach the 100,000 test per day goal but people are still experiencing delays.For those people who want an immediate test due to urgency can opt for private testing kits.These testing kits are available online, at many private clinics or laboratories.Results are supposed to come at a faster rate but due to increasing demand, here also you have to wait for a longer period.How does the checkup declare results?For the checkup, the tester inserts a swab deeply inside the nose or the back of the throat to take samples.The results are supposed to come within 2 days of obtaining the sample.What about an antibody test?An antibody test gives faster results while the tester takes a blood sample from the finger with the help of a device.The main aim of this test is checking the response of antibodies of the body against the Coronavirus.After this test, you can get the results within 15 minutes.So, if you have any symptoms of Corona disease, do not make a delay in booking the test at any nearest COVID-19 Testing Centre." ]