Virus testing facility to open at Twickenham

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Twickenham has become the latest major sports stadium in Britain to be given a role in the fight against the coronavirus, it was announced Saturday.

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The southwest London headquarters of English rugby union will play host to a drive-through coronavirus testing facility that is part of the British government's nationwide effort to increase testing for thousands more National Health Service staff and other key workers.It will operate on an appointment-only basis for those specific groups of workers, with the facility running as a pilot scheme for its first few days of operation.

Frontline health staff who test negative for coronavirus will, it is hoped, return to work as soon as possible while those who test positive are allowed to recover away from their colleagues and patients.

 

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