Published on Wednesday 25 August 2021 at 4:14 pm
A new Covid-19 testing site for people with symptoms has opened up in Blackburn today (Wednesday, August 25th.)
Filed under: covid | penny street | symptomatic testing | testing
Published on Friday 4 June 2021 at 3:17 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is strongly recommending a rapid Covid-19 test is taken by all secondary school-aged children – and those attending college – this weekend ahead of their return to education next week after half-term.
Filed under: covid | Dominic Harrison | schools | testing
Published on Tuesday 6 April 2021 at 4:56 pm
Everyone in Blackburn with Darwen will be able to access free, regular, rapid coronavirus testing from this Friday, April 9th.
Filed under: coronavirus | rapid testing | Roadmap | Test and Go | testing
Published on Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 2:22 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing a new Government coronavirus testing drive aimed at businesses.
The Government is aiming to increase workplace testing in sectors still permitted to open during lockdown, to detect Covid-19 in staff who are not currently showing symptoms
The Council has already launched a successful SMART programme for rapid testing aimed at residents without symptoms who have to leave home to work or live near the various testing hubs that have been set up.
Filed under: lateral flow | Mohammed Khan | rapid | SMART | testing
Published on Monday 8 February 2021 at 12:04 pm
More community venues offering residents access to rapid coronavirus tests are opening up this week.
The extension to Blackburn with Darwen Council’s SMART testing programme – aimed at people without coronavirus symptoms – sees new temporary community venues joining the list of other sites offering rapid lateral flow tests across the borough.
Filed under: community | coronavirus | lateral flow | Mohammed Khan | testing
Published on Friday 5 February 2021 at 2:14 pm
People are being encouraged to get a coronavirus test if they have any symptoms – and financial help could be available if you test positive and need to self-isolate.
Filed under: Councillor | eligilble | Self-isolation grants | symptoms | testing | Vicky McGurk
Published on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 3:10 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public Health is urging residents to get a Covid-19 test if they are at all concerned about possible symptoms – even if they aren’t the main ones.
Filed under: coronavirus | Dominic Harrison | testing
Published on Monday 11 January 2021 at 3:07 pm
Community urged: “If you have to leave your home to work during lockdown: get tested.”
Residents in the borough can now get tested for coronavirus even if they don’t have symptoms, with the opening of two walk-in venues offering ‘rapid SMART testing’ from today (Monday, January 11) – no appointments are needed.
Filed under: coronavirus | lateral flow | SMART testing | testing
Published on Thursday 19 November 2020 at 10:21 am
The Council has issued a latest update on coronavirus testing in Blackburn with Darwen, as the Christmas opening times of our testing sites are announced.
Filed under: coronavirus | testing
Published on Thursday 22 October 2020 at 10:38 am
The Council has issued a latest update on coronavirus testing in Blackburn with Darwen.
We are again reiterating that if you have any symptoms of coronavirus you should get tested as soon as possible.
Filed under: coronavirus | testing | walk-in | walk-up
Published on Thursday 8 October 2020 at 5:40 pm
Councillor Mohammed Khan has issued an update on coronavirus testing.
As has been well documented, and the Government has acknowledged, there have been issues with the national testing system which have impacted on testing capacity and booking appointments.
Filed under: coronavirus | Mohammed Khan | testing
Published on Wednesday 7 October 2020 at 4:46 pm
The Council has issued a latest update on coronavirus testing in Blackburn with Darwen.
Testing capacity has improved at our sites across the borough and we are again reiterating that – if you have any symptoms of coronavirus – you should get tested as soon as possible.
Filed under: coronavirus | testing | update
Published on Wednesday 16 September 2020 at 12:57 pm
The Council is advising that mobile testing at Penny Street car park in Blackburn will not be available on some upcoming dates.
Filed under: coronavirus | testing
Published on Wednesday 9 September 2020 at 3:33 pm
We’d like to thank residents for raising their issues with the national coronavirus testing system. We are aware of this national issue and sympathise with your frustrations.
Filed under: coronavirus | testing
Published on Wednesday 2 September 2020 at 2:19 pm
As of Thursday, September 3 a new walk-in coronavirus local testing site (LTS) will be available on Railway Road Car Park in Darwen.
Filed under: coronavirus | Darwen | testing
Published on Thursday 27 August 2020 at 4:29 pm
Everyone in Blackburn with Darwen is being encouraged to get tested, you don’t need to have symptoms of coronavirus.
Filed under: coronavirus testing | Mobile Testing Site | testing
Published on Thursday 20 August 2020 at 1:26 pm
Blackburn with Darwen is doing more testing for Coronavirus than almost any other area in England but more local people are being asked to play their part and come forward.
Filed under: coronavirus | testing
Published on Wednesday 19 August 2020 at 4:20 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Davyfield Road depot has been a hive of activity as a fleet of ‘covid-safe’ cabs were prepped to roll out in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: coronavirus | covid safe cabs | COVID-19 | Mohammed Khan | testing
Published on Thursday 13 August 2020 at 10:01 am
Coronavirus testing is available at Corporation Park again today (August 13) to complement the other testing units available elsewhere in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: coronavirus | Corporation Park | testing
Published on Tuesday 11 August 2020 at 3:54 pm
Blackburn with Darwen is doing more testing for Coronavirus than almost any other area in England but it’s more important than ever that more local people come forward.
Filed under: coronavirus | testing
Published on Monday 6 July 2020 at 1:35 pm
A drive-through coronavirus testing facility in Blackburn is now part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history.
Filed under: Blackburn | coronavirus | Mohammed Khan | testing
