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Don't delay getting a test if you have Covid-19 symptoms

Posted on: 25 August 2020

If you experience Covid-19 symptoms (a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste), make sure you book a test straight away. You need to get the test done in the first five days of having symptoms. 

NHS Test and Trace is a national programme that enables anyone with symptoms to get tested quickly. Mobile testing units are operating in Tower Hamlets and are another way to get tested, alongside ordering a home testing kit. The next mobile testing date is on 28 August.

We are also asking you to share your thoughts on the Test and Trace programme so that we can make sure it's as effective as possible in Tower Hamlets. 

If you have symptoms of Covid-19, please book a test immediately – do not wait.

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