Testing for Coronavirus is still important, and is available through different channels here in Oldham:

• If people are showing symptoms
• If people are not showing symptoms but need to take a regular test (to meet local or national requirements)
• Home testing

1. People with symptoms must self-isolate and arrange a test. These can be booked online at https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or through one of Oldham’s three permanent testing sites. These are at Southgate Street Car Park (next to Oldham Library); Peel Street in Chadderton and the Honeywell Centre in Hadfield Street, Hathershaw.

2. People who are not showing symptoms but need to take a regular test, for example if they work in a front-line role or need a test for care home visits, can pop into one of our four rapid testing sites. No appointment is necessary. The sites are at:

Failsworth Town Hall – Opening times Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm

Oldham Leisure Centre – Opening times Monday to Friday 7.30am – 5.30pm Saturday 10am – 4.30pm

Shaw Life Long Learning Centre – Opening times Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 7am – 5.30pm, Wednesday 10am – 8pm

Uppermill Civic Hall – Opening times – Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.30pm

Meanwhile, secondary schools and colleges can also carry out rapid testing on site.

• Families with children at schools and colleges can also access home testing kits; either via schools or from any of our testing sites. Those unable to access a collection site can order home tests online here.

The results of the test, whether positive, negative or invalid, should be reported via the gov.uk website.