Getting a test in Sunderland
- Thread starter Lankester Merrin
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the boot
Winger
You would think the world was in turmoil wouldn’t you.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
SAFC_Jack
Striker
This - our boy is going there at half 3.
chriswallace85
Striker
Mind, I was told a local lass was told to travel to Kirby Steven for a test.
the boot
Winger
By the mobile testers?
chriswallace85
Striker
Naa - this was the other day.
Lankester Merrin
Striker
Will do. Been trying since yesterday.
But it looks like there are problems right across the UK and have been for a few days.
Big mess
Thats bonkers
I just tried again and got:
Your nearest drive-through test site is Hawick - Teviotdale Leisure Centre - Mobile Unit (64.6 miles away)
Teviotdale Leisure Centre, Mansfield Road
Hawick
TD9 8AG
50 slots available in the next 5 days.
!WarningThere are currently no walk-through test sites or home test kits available. Please try again later.
When did he book it. I've been trying since yesterday, and have never been told there are no walk-in slots available anywhere?
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callum
Midfield
Turn up to Byker or Newcastle General Hospital walk in sites and you will get a covid test.
sidneyeric
Striker
Fuck the tests, get Brexit done.
Numbers or % of the population?
How are you expected to walk to a testing centre if you think you might be positive?
Are they seriously asking people who suspect they may be positive, to walk into a hospital? Fuck me.
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callum
Midfield
Daily Tests per 1,000 of the population (on 7 day average as of 6th Sept) - 8 countries ahead of us.
UAE - 8.14
Bahrain - 6.05
Singapore - 5.75
Malta - 4.94
Denmark - 4.93
Israel - 3.04
Australia - 2.74
Luxembourg - 2.56
Exactly. It's beggars belief really.
Although if I'm honest I'm not sure if these are being used to pick up merely those who are asymptomatic/mild symptoms early or just test those with recent exposure/contact with the virus - only Matt Hancock knows that one.
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They're not hospitals. Byker is in a car park and the General Hospital has been shut for nearly a decade now - it was supposed to be a Tesco now but they pulled out in 2015 with Peterlee etc.
SAFC_Jack
Striker
This morning I think - got sent home from 6th Form as someone tested positive from one of his classes last Friday.
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Rustie Trombone
Guest
Most of them aren't really comparable are they?
So my assertion that we're testing more than almost any other country is correct
Lankester Merrin
Striker
Still getting this message:
Your nearest drive-through test site is Hawick - Teviotdale Leisure Centre - Mobile Unit (64.6 miles away)
Teviotdale Leisure Centre, Mansfield Road
Hawick
TD9 8AG
2 slots available in the next 5 days.
!WarningThere are currently no walk-through test sites or home test kits available. Please try again later.
callum
Midfield
No appointment needed for the aforementioned Newcastle Byker and General sites.
TravellingMackem
Winger
I tried last week for a family member and got told to go to Kirkstall Road in Leeds, canny hike from Sunderland like. Rang up and they managed to send out a home testing kit instead after the website said there wasn’t any available. Better to just ring 119 and speak to someone, sounds like the website isn’t fit for purpose tbh
Aforementioned person posted it on Monday, granted one day was a bank holiday, but got a text on the following Sunday morning. Might as well just finished the 10 days by the time the results came back.
Aforementioned person posted it on Monday, granted one day was a bank holiday, but got a text on the following Sunday morning. Might as well just finished the 10 days by the time the results came back.
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bahtat
Striker
By definition surely u don’t need an appointment for a walk through facility, maybe the fact u don’t need an appointment is why they are saying none are available
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