Free lateral flow tests available from Milton Keynes Central Library

    Lateral Flow tests are now back in stock at MK Central Library, 555 Silbury Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 3HL.

    With Lateral Flow Tests, also known as rapid tests, becoming difficult to get your hands on, residents can now collect up to 14 free swab tests from Milton Keynes Library.

    You do not need to pre-book, show any ID or register, you just need to walk in and ask a member of staff for the tests, the collection is completely contact free.

    This comes as more people will now be testing daily along with new guidelines.

    Double jabbed people who have been in contact with a positive test currently have to test daily.

    It is also recommended that everybody takes a LFT before meeting up with friends and family this Christmas to help reduce the spread.

    From today (22/12), the self-isolation period for people in England will be cut from 10 days to seven for those who can produce negative lateral flow results on both day six and their final day of quarantine.

    Announcing the rule change to broadcasters, Mr Javid said: "We want to reduce the disruption to peoples everyday lives caused by the pandemic so today we will be cutting the self-isolation period from 10 days to seven days for those people that take a lateral flow on day six and day seven and the result of both those tests are negative.

    "This decision has been informed by the advice of our clinicians at the UKHSA who have looked at this very carefully and they are very comfortable that the protection provided by making this change - so that people can leave isolation after day seven as long as they have taken these two lateral flow tests and the results are negative - that the protection it provides is very similar to 10 days of isolation without tests.

    "Of course, anyone who leaves after day seven under this new procedure should continue to remain cautious but we are also very clear that the very best way to protect ourselves our loved ones our community is to make sure you get boosted if your eligible."

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