About 1 in 3 people with coronavirus do not have symptoms but can still pass it on to others. Regular testing of people without symptoms is important to help stop the virus spreading and protect your loved ones. As lockdown restrictions gradually ease we all need to play our part to help protect each other.
All people living with a Primary school child are now able to get tested twice a week using a free home testing kit that gives results within 30 minutes.
You can pick up a testing kit from a test centre, order them online, get them from your place of work or go to a LFT test centre and do the test there if you prefer.
From 1 March 2021, if you’re a member of a household, childcare bubble or support bubble of staff or a pupil you can get a twice-weekly test:
- through your employer if they offer testing to employees
- at a local test site
- by collecting a home test kit from a test site
- by ordering a home test kit online
More details on how to get your Lateral Flow Test kits here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rapid-lateral-flow-testing-for-households-and-bubbles-of-school-pupils-and-staff