The locations for new COVID-19 walk-in testing centres have been announced with four of them opening across Dublin and Kildare.
These "no appointment necessary" clinics will open from tomorrow and Friday and will replace the five pop up walk-in test centres that launched last week.
The HSE will be opening asymptomatic walk-in centres in areas where the number of positive cases is particularly high to understand how and why the virus is spreading quicker in certain areas.
The four clinics in Dublin and Kildare will be at:
City of Dublin Education and Training Board, Coláiste Eoin, Cappagh Road, Dublin 11, D11 AY65 (opening Thursday)
Quay Street Car Park, Quay Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32KD57 (opening Thursday)
Crumlin GAA, Club House, Lorcan O’ Toole Park, Park Crescent, Crumlin, D12 NX33 (opening Friday)
Naas Racecourse, Tipper Road, Tipper West, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 ED00 (opening Friday)
The testing centres will be open from 11am to 7pm.
You can use this free, walk-in COVID-19 testing service if you:
· are aged 16 years and over
· do not have symptoms of COVID-19 but would like to be tested
· live within 5k of the walk-in testing centre
· have not tested positive for COVID-19 in the last six months
Dr Miriam Owens, Director of Public Health, Community Healthcare (Dublin North City and County) said: “We were heartened by the local turnout at the five pop up, walk-in COVID-19 centres over the last 7 days.
"Getting tested is another action people can take to reduce the spread of this disease in our communities.
"We would urge people living near a walk-in test centre and who are concerned about COVID-19 to come forward for a free test”
You must bring a photo ID with you and provide us with a mobile phone number so the HSE can contact you with your results.
