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May 2021
Mobile testing site opens in Harrogate car park for first time
A mobile testing site has opened in Harrogate today for the first time and is set to be there three days a week "until further notice".
NHS test and trace staff set up the site this morning at West Park car park on Tower Street.
The car park will close on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday each week for testing.
It comes as workers continue to dismantle the permanent testing centre in the Dragon Road car park near Asda, which closed on Sunday (May 23).
Health officials announced in March that the Dragon Road site would close as the Harrogate Convention Centre. The centre said it needs the space for parking.
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The move from a permanent centre to a mobile unit is a further sign that the emergency response to the pandemic is scaling back.
Matthew Robinson, head of resilience and emergencies at North Yorkshire County Council, said:
This follows news that the vaccination centres in Harrogate and Ripon will also close in August.
Local pharmacy sites in Knaresborough and Pateley Bridge will play a larger part in the vaccine roll out.
For more information on testing go to www.northyorks.gov.uk/book-coronavirus-covid-19-test-if-youve-got-symptoms
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