Tier 3'er Do you have access to rapid mass testing in your Town/City?

[McFarts]

Just that really, im in Sheffield and id assumed as per Boris's press conference that all tier 3 area's would be getting rapid mass testing. So far there has been no mention of it. Just wondering if others have? I had planned on getting us all tested once the kids break up from school, prior to meeting family over Christmas.

I’m In Bristol and I believe out allocation might have been used on students before they go home?

Nope - nothing in Kent except in Medway, and Medway is only for key frontline workers or by invitation.

Kent County Council have partnered with the army apparently, but I think there's more chance of seeing them in the Strictly final than actually getting testing sites together.

Trafford. No idea haven't a clue.

In the NW and nope. I was under the impression that all Tier 3s were supposed to be getting rapid community testing, I must have misunderstood.

You didn't misunderstand

@LittleRen

We are tier 2 (very low, we were very high) and we have access to rapid symptom free testing

Wirral?

Yep here too. Going tomorrow / today. Although I am grateful it feels a little bit like bolting the stable door.......

Given higher rates everywhere it doesn’t seem right. Can’t believe some of our northern neighbours haven’t got it though

Interesting to read about councils being told Monday as yes ours was advertised from Tuesday...... army leaving this weekend I believe with testing until the spring

Yes but no but... West mids, t3, the plan here was for large employers, schools, universities etc to enroll to have mass testing on their site. So potentially yes but not for the general public. It seems like a sensible plan. There are regular sessions for asymptomatic testing in different areas but I think they’re the normal tests and you have to wait for a result, the advice is that self isolating isn’t needed until you get a positive result so you don’t have to SI whilst you wait.

South yorkshire should be under rapid testing, but like most things, it will appear after covid.....

Nothing that I know of here in Humberside

Just had confirmation that the lateral flow tests trial is being postponed in my area. The day after the London announcement.

In Birmingham, and was going to say no but a previous post said there is in 3 locations. I had no idea.

No, greater Manchester.
But I know some boroughs of GM dead against because they don’t trust the lateral flow tests.
My borough definitely applied for some, that was about a month ago. Perhaps more.

An update to this today - apparently it is starting on monday.....
www.theguardian.com/world/coronavirus-outbreak+uk/uk

There is a list of the 67 authorities on the daily fail website but I hate promoting the daily fail

apols better link
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/12/community-testing-for-covid-19-to-be-rolled-out-in-tier-3-parts-of-england

West Yorkshire, nope

Sky link to the areas getting the mass testing.

My prediction is that these will stay in level 3, but others who are not getting the testing may go down to 2.

Tier 2 here - London. It's getting very bad here, very quickly. We just received an email about testing sites for people without symptoms.

Tier 3 Bristol not in that list - does that mean tier 2 for us I wonder?

I am not sure what use a testing centre would be. It is now established that the PCR test yields mainly false positive results so that people's lives are adversely affected without any benefit. Whatever you do, don't get tested.

@Crumpetycrump

Tier 3 Bristol not in that list - does that mean tier 2 for us I wonder?

The cases are down massively to below the average for England. I’m not sure they could justify keeping Bristol, S Glos and N Somerset in tier 3.

@Basileus

I am not sure what use a testing centre would be. It is now established that the PCR test yields mainly false positive results so that people's lives are adversely affected without any benefit. Whatever you do, don't get tested.

Established where?

Apparently the Bristol hospitals are busy but not with covid patients. I would love us to go into tier 2 but don’t want the cases to start rising again.

I dont think it will be a tier 2/3 thing. We have a cluster of 5 regions here, and 2 are on the list. The worst 2 areas arent on the list, and I dont think they will divide us between the tiers (think 30 mins drive E to W or N to S to cover the entire 5 areas).

Afaik all tier 3 councils were asked if they wanted the extra (lateral flow?) tests and I think some said no...

No