Requiring a COVID test is now as easy as a trip to the supermarket - as you can pick up a kit from there.

Home testing kits can be picked up from Crewe's ASDA megastore on Thursday 6th May.

Those who need a test won't even have to enter the Victoria Centre Store, as the self-testing kits to be used at home can be picked up from the carpark.

This is thanks to Cheshire East Council's newly-formed Swab Squad, who had this to say: "The Swab Squad are going to be at ASDA in Crewe tomorrow handing out home testing kits."

"Why not pick some up on your way to vote in the local elections?!"

You can get your home testing kits in the store from 10am - 2pm.

No appointment is required, and the service is available to all Crewe residents.

Dr Matt Tyrer, director of public health for Cheshire East Council, said: "This is the latest of a number of trials that we are conducting to help increase access to these rapid tests and to make sure that we are targeting our resources to locations that suit residents best.

"We recognise that home testing plays a crucial role as part of our wider testing programme. We believe that home testing provides a convenient and easily accessible solution for many, while our assisted service at our testing sites provide a simple and streamlined process, producing high-quality results for reporting and monitoring purposes.

"Our Swab Squad will be on hand at the mobile units offering advice and information about our testing programme, including: where you can get a test, how to carry out the tests, how often and what to do next in the event of a positive result.

"If the pilot is successful, we will look to increase the service to be able to test on site, look at new locations and increase our number of mobile vans."

Hopefully the new service will help keep our country safe as we hope to fully ease out of lockdown this summer.

The Cheshire East Council Swab Squad was launched in April 2021.

More information can be found here.

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