In recent days there has been a spike in the number of Coronavirus cases in the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe ward, and particularly in the Woodthorpe and Acomb Park area. In response, City of York Council is offering residents the chance to get a symptom-free test.

1 in 3 cases of Coronavirus have no symptoms but for some catching Coronavirus can have serious consequences. To help stop the spread, residents in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe ward are invited to get a test. A testing site has been set up at York Acorn Rugby Club, Thanet Road, YO24 2NW. This site will be open from Wednesday 6^th to Wednesday 13^th January inclusive, between 9am and 3pm.

How it works

Book to have a test at www.nhs.uk/coronavirus.  Please note that the Department for Health & Social Care will release booking slots later today (5th) for the morning of Wednesday 6^th January, and will release afternoon slots on the morning of the 6th.

On this website select that you do not have symptoms of Coronavirus, but in the relevant section choose the option ‘my local council or health protection team has asked me to get a test even though I don’t have symptoms’.  Then select the site at York Acorn Rugby Club.  Testing can be undertaken on anyone aged 5 and over. It is not recommended that you are tested if you have tested positive in the previous 90 days. Ring 119 if you are not able to book online.

If you have symptoms of Coronavirus please do not attend this site, instead book a test through www.nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119 and select the Poppleton Bar site or a home testing kit.

Getting your results

You should get your results within 24-48 hours of your test.

If you receive a negative test result you can continue as you were.

Remember:

• a negative test result provides information about the level of the virus at one point in time
• it’s possible to become infected in the hours or days after taking a rapid test – so you must continue to follow government guidance on social distancing, good hand hygiene, and practice ‘Hands, Face, Space’
• this type of testing will only be effective if people continue to follow the guidance

Positive test results

If you receive a positive test result you must self-isolate for 10 days.