A "MORE permanent" coronavirus testing site is being built in Hereford, with other changes being made to how people with Covid symptoms get a test.

Herefordshire Council said the drive-through testing centre at Merton Meadow car park, off Edgar Street in Hereford, will move to the opposite side of the City Link Road from today (Monday).

A spokesperson said this is so a "more permanent testing site is constructed", and this should open next Monday (May 17).

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As well as that change, the council said that due to very low attendance figures, the Leominster testing centre in Broad Street car park will be replaced with a mobile testing unit rotated between Leominster and and Wilton Road car park in Ross-on-Wye.

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Sarah Smith, Herefordshire public health consultant, said: “As we respond to changing needs we must focus our resources where they are needed most in the county.

"I would like to encourage anyone with Covid symptoms to book a test and self-isolate, to help stop the spread of the virus.”

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Anyone with Covid-19 symptoms should book a test online or dial 119 from any phone to book, the council said.

Symptom-free testing is also available in Herefordshire, with more information on the council's website.