Important message from ABUHB re Covid testing in Newport
Posted on Monday 28th September 2020
Pre-booked 'walk up' tests are now available at Newport Coronavirus Test Centre in Rodney Parade.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has increased capacity at the testing centre at Rodney Parade and will start providing pre booked 'walk up' appointments from Monday 28 September.
The site will now provide both 'walk up' and drive through coronavirus tests.
Now you can make a booking to attend for a 'walk up' test by phoning 0300 30 31 222. This means that residents of Newport can attend for a test on foot or by push bike.
You will still make a booking through 119 or online for a drive through test at Rodney Parade.
This new walk up service will provide testing to residents in the Newport area Borough only. Remember you need to live in Newport and have symptoms of Coronavirus to attend for a test.
Newport Rodney Parade Testing Facility -
Memorial gate - On the junction of Grafton Road and Rodney Road - NP19 0UU
Dates of opening: Monday 28 September - onwards
Opening times: 10am - 5pm every day
Do not drive to the testing centre if you have an appointment at the 'walk up', there are other drive through testing facilities including a facility at Rodney Parade that can be pre-booked.
Appointment only. Call 0300 30 31 222 between 8am - 6pm.
- Only for residents of Newport. Bring ID and proof of address.
- You can arrive on foot or push bike
- Please wear a face covering on the way to and from your test
- Remember to observe social distancing whilst waiting for a test
- Do not visit any shops or other places on the way to or from your test
- Ensure you have a coat or umbrella, the waiting area at this site is not covered.
- Please remember, if you have symptoms of Coronavirus, you and your whole household must self-isolate at home until you receive your test results.
For people who live outside the Newport area, there are other testing facilities available in Gwent. You can also have a test posted to your home. Apply online or phone 119.
Mererid Bowley, interim director of public health for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, said: "Extending the testing provision at our Newport site to include a walk up facility will give more options for residents of Newport to come for a test.
"Thank to you to everyone across Gwent who has attended for a test. You've done the right thing by isolating and getting a test as soon as your symptoms started.
Please book a test if you have symptoms of coronavirus - a new continuous cough, high temperature or loss of taste and/or smell"