Getting a test in Sunderland

[Lankester Merrin]

No Covid tests available anywhere in the North East today.

No walk in, drive through or home testing.

Nearest test site with tests is in Scotland

Reports of the same across large parts of the UK

If we have no testing we have no track and trace, no safe return to the office, no way of tracking outbreaks in schools

A total shambles

 

[Botchie]

The Gaurdian were saying this the other day.

 

[Charlestonian]

Hancock is currently floundering around on LBC, cannot stand the man.

 

[callum]

Byker or Newcastle Gen Hospital - no appointment required - just Walk in.

The Gaurdian were saying this the other day.

The issue is with the lack of processing space in the labs in Glasgow - rather than tests being fully booked.

 

[HABA87]

Unleashing Britain's Potential.
"World Class"
"It's about capacity"

 

[PhilSAFC]

Cases should be back down to day then. That’s a relief tbh.

 

[callum]

Cases should be back down to day then. That’s a relief tbh.

It's been like this (no booking spots available) for roughly a week.

 

[look out piano]

f***ing disgraceful man.

 

[The Truth]

That'll get the case numbers down and assist Boris' narrative that it's safe to go back to work...

 

[janey]

Hancock is currently floundering around on LBC, cannot stand the man.

Nearly chucked me iPad at the wall

 

[Rustie Trombone]

And yet we're testing more than almost every other country in the world

 

[chriswallace85]

This including the mobile test unit set up in Fencehouses today?

 

[Plank]

Hancock is currently floundering around on LBC, cannot stand the man.

He f***ing loves himself like

 

[the boot]

This including the mobile test unit set up in Fencehouses today?

That’s a good idea having mobile units to rush to hotspots. Whoever thought of that need a medal.

 

[Lankester Merrin]

Byker or Newcastle Gen Hospital - no appointment required - just Walk in.

The issue is with the lack of processing space in the labs in Glasgow - rather than tests being fully booked.

NHS website saying no walk in tests available anywhere in the North East, and no home testing kits available anywhere in the UK

"There are currently no walk-through test sites or home test kits available. Please try again later."

This including the mobile test unit set up in Fencehouses today?

This is what the booking system say:

Your nearest drive-through test site is Galashiels - Mobile Unit (73.5 miles away)
Nether Road
Galashiels
TD1 3HE
12 slots available in the next 5 days.
!WarningThere are currently no walk-through test sites or home test kits available. Please try again later.

 

[the boot]

No Covid tests available anywhere in the North East today.

No walk in, drive through or home testing.

Nearest test site with tests is in Scotland

Reports of the same across large parts of the UK

If we have no testing we have no track and trace, no safe return to the office, no way of tracking outbreaks in schools

A total shambles

You could just pick the phone up and get one tomorrow pal. Good luck. Or go to Newcastle. Or fence houses. Hope you are okay.

NHS website saying no walk in tests available anywhere in the North East, and no home testing kits available anywhere in the UK

"There are currently no walk-through test sites or home test kits available. Please try again later."


This is what the booking system say:

Your nearest drive-through test site is Galashiels - Mobile Unit (73.5 miles away)
Nether Road
Galashiels
TD1 3HE
12 slots available in the next 5 days.
!WarningThere are currently no walk-through test sites or home test kits available. Please try again later.

Have you tried later mate.

 

[Lankester Merrin]

You could just pick the phone up and get one tomorrow pal. Good luck. Or go to Newcastle. Or fence houses. Hope you are okay.

Have you tried later mate.

This is the advice on picking up the phone:

If no tests are available online, do not call helplines to get a test. You will not be able to get a test through the helplines.

 

[the boot]

This is the advice on picking up the phone:

If no tests are available online, do not call helplines to get a test. You will not be able to get a test through the helplines.

Try again later mate.

 

[janey]

NHS website saying no walk in tests available anywhere in the North East, and no home testing kits available anywhere in the UK

"There are currently no walk-through test sites or home test kits available. Please try again later."


This is what the booking system say:

Your nearest drive-through test site is Galashiels - Mobile Unit (73.5 miles away)
Nether Road
Galashiels
TD1 3HE
12 slots available in the next 5 days.
!WarningThere are currently no walk-through test sites or home test kits available. Please try again later.

Hancock just said nobody now needs to travel more than 75 miles. So I suppose 73.5 is within his range. Tough if you haven’t got a car mind

 

[Roger]

And yet we're testing more than almost every other country in the world

Not true, either by numbers or per head of population, and a bit of a misleading stat anyway, as countries with fewer people suffering obviously results in less people needing testing.

Data on testing for COVID-19 by week and country

The downloadable data file contains information about testing volume for COVID-19 by week and country. Each row contains the corresponding data for a country and a week. The file is updated weekly. You may use the data in line with ECDC’s copyright policy.

www.ecdc.europa.eu

We are doing far better than we were at testing which is clearly good news, but there do seem to be alot of reports of people unable to get tests at the moment which is contrary to what we keep hearing through govt/media who are saying that anyone who needs a test can get one.