Rochdale Town Hall car park.The facility - one of only three of its type in the country - is for residents who are displaying Covid-19 symptoms but unable to visit drive-through sites due to not having their own transport.It is a self-testing site - meaning those who use it have to perform the procedure themselves, under guidance from staff - and has the capacity to carry out 16 tests an hour.The facility, off Packer Street, is one of the government’s Local Test Sites (LTS).
These are smaller, localised operations targeted at high density urban areas - providing an alternative method of testing for those who are eligible.The National Testing Programme has provided the set-up and ongoing operations but the data will help council and local.