The asymptomatic Covid-19 rapid test and collect hub in Bath city centre in on the move.

From Monday this week, residents, shoppers and workers in Bath city centre will be able to pick up their test kits and take supervised tests from a new site at 19 New Bond Street. The site can be found towards the bottom of Milsom Street, on the way to the library.

The current walk-in site on Burton Street, which has been open since May, has now closed. From May to August, nearly 5,000 assisted tests have been carried out at local test sites and more than 13,000 free test kits given out to the public.

There are now more than forty sites in B&NES where people can collect a test kit, including pharmacies and Council One Stop Shops. Find your nearest site at: https://maps.test-and-trace.nhs.uk/

You can also collect test kits or get a supervised test from the test and collect van, which is now visiting different parts of the district until the end of October. Readers can find out when the van is going to be in your area at: https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-information-and-advice/rapid-lateral-flow-testing-everyone

Councillor Dine Romero, cabinet member for Children and Young People, Communities and Culture, said: “Testing remains a really important step in helping to identify and limit the spread of Coronavirus, and it’s important that we all continue to get tested regularly, twice a week, and isolate if we test positive. Let’s look after each other – Covid-19 hasn’t gone away.”

Opening times at the new site will remain the same as the old walk-in clinic at Burton Street, running from 8 am to 5.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays, and 9 am to 2 pm on Saturday.

You can also book online up to two weeks in advance: www.bathnes.gov.uk/rapidtest.

For more information about booking a rapid flow test: www.bathnes.gov.uk/rapidtest. For questions about access to local rapid testing, email: [email protected]