A NEW rapid Covid-19 testing site will open in a church in Leigh tomorrow (Monday)

The new lateral flow device (LFD) rapid testing site will be open in The Fairway, Leigh for those who do not have symptoms of Covid-19.

The new centre will be situated at St Aidan’s Church and will enable people to get results within one hour.

It will be open from 2pm to 6pm today, and will then be open from 7am to 6pm from Tuesday onwards, seven days a week.

This testing site is the second of its kind in Southend, joining the LFD site at the University Square building in central Southend.

Two further sites will open in east central Southend and Shoebury in the coming weeks. Each site will look to accommodate 500 LFD tests each day.

Testing at LFD sites is available for everyone without symptoms but are by appointment only and bookings should be made online. Anyone booking should live within the Southend borough.

Visit www.southend.gov.uk/gettested.

If you’re not able to book online, you can call the Southend Council Covid response helpline on 01702 212497 from 9am on Monday (line is open 9am to 5pm weekdays).

Anyone with symptoms should book a test via the NHS Test and Trace App, or at www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test.