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Breaking: Johnstone Town Hall earmarked for week-long Covid-19 testing pilot

26.11.2020 - 14:58

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Johnstone Town Hall has been chosen to host Scotland’s first mass Covid-19 testing centre for asymptomatic people, the Express understands.The Church Street venue will be used to test up to 12,000 people who are not currently displaying symptoms of the virus.The pilot is currently proposed to launch on Wednesday and last for one week.Those taking part will, it is understood, undergo a lateral flow test which delivers results within 30 minutes.A spokesman for Renfrewshire Council said: “We are working with NHSGGC and Scottish Government to prepare a pilot in Johnstone as part of the expansion of mass testing of those with no coronavirus symptoms.“This is.