With the help of the army, the local council has today (21 December) opened a testing centre at Grove Hall. Two other centres, Midway Community Centre and Gresley Old Hall, will both open next week (29 December).
Everyone over the age of 11 in Swadlincote who doesn’t have symptoms is being encouraged to get a test.
Derbyshire County Council say the tests will help identify people with COVID-19 so they can self-isolate, and to better understand the number of people who are infected without having any symptoms.
Local will be given these rapid lateral flow tests, which give results in about 15 minutes.
The council say they’ll support people who test positive for the virus:
