A permanent coronavirus testing facility is now up and running in the Stewartry.
Carlingwark Outdoor Centre in Castle Douglas is available for people to be tested and is aimed specifically at those who do not have symptoms.
No appointment is necessary to attend the centre which is open every day from 9am until 5pm. Similar sites are set to be opened in the Dee and Glenkens and Abbey wards soon.
The health board’s interim director of public health Valerie White said: “These are drop-in facilities for anyone who is not experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus but who wants to be tested.
“These facilities can identify someone who does not have symptoms but is currently at risk of passing Covid on to others.
“If the result is positive, then the NHS team will be in touch to discuss actions.
“However, it must be remembered that these tests offer just a snapshot of a particular point in time.
“Anyone who tests negative could still go on to develop Covid and so everyone needs to continue following all of the FACTS guidance.
“It should also be stressed that anyone experiencing symptoms of Covid should not visit one of the dedicated asymptomatic testing facilities but instead should immediately self-isolate along with their household and arrange to be tested either by one of the mobile testing units which move across the region regularly, at the fixed location site in Brooms Road Car Park in Dumfries, or via a home testing kit.”
Tests must be booked in advance at www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test.
