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Travel Tracker app needed for adapted testing facility on East Arm

THE TESTING facility on the East Arm has been adapted to increase the island's Covid-19 swabbing capacity.

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The testing facility being set up at the East Arm of North Beach in October. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 29197215)

It had originally been set up at North Beach for vehicle drivers and passengers who were arriving in Guernsey by ferry.

Now, people called by Public Health welcoming and scheduling teams for a test may be offered a test at this facility.

'The tests are a supervised self-administered swab test of the throat and nose, and will only be offered to islanders who are identified by the scheduling team as being suitable for testing at this facility,' a States spokesperson said.

'Only people with appointments will be tested.'

Self-administered swab tests are not suitable for children under 12, and they will continue to be tested at the testing centre at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.

Testing at this facility will make use of the Travel Tracker, which has also been adapted so it can recognise people who are from Guernsey.

'You will need a smart phone or tablet to access Travel Tracker,' the spokesperson explained.

'Even if you have used the Travel Tracker system before you must not register anything until you arrive at the facility.

'You will need to input a journey into the system, and will be guided through the different inputs required on arrival.'

There will be no public access to the East Arm while testing is taking place.