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Perthshire residents offered COVID-19 tests in England, Northern Ireland and Isle of Sky after spike in demand

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Perthshire residents were left bemused this week when a major spike in demand for COVID-19 tests saw them being asked to travel as far as Newcastle, Northern Ireland and Skye to be tested for the virus.

One Perth resident told the Perthshire Advertiser she was offered a testing slot in Peterhead and then Newcastle or Carlisle.

Claire Campbell began to feel ill on Sunday and woke at 6am on Monday (August 24) with a fever and a bad cough. Fearing the worst, Claire went online to book a test but was startled at the results.She said: “It said the nearest place was Peterhead and there were no home test kits available to order.Social enterprise vows to keep going after delivering 5000th meal since March“I tried again at 8.15am but then it said.

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