News stories tagged as "covid testing"

Teenagers voice radio adverts to encourage Covid vaccination

Published at: Thursday 13 January 2022 at 10:16 am

Young people from Blackburn with Darwen are encouraging others their age to get their Covid jabs in a radio advertising campaign that highlights how the vaccination programme is helping life return to normal.

How to get tested for Covid over Christmas & New Year

Published at: Wednesday 22 December 2021 at 7:30 pm

Even over the festive bank holidays, Covid testing sites will remain open in Blackburn with Darwen.

#TestAndGo to keep everyone safe this winter

Published at: Tuesday 7 December 2021 at 11:55 am

Residents are being reminded to use lateral flow tests to help keep Blackburn with Darwen’s Covid case rates under control this winter.

Thanks for helping drive down borough’s virus rates

Published at: Monday 21 June 2021 at 3:26 pm

Surge testing and vaccination is helping to drive down the borough’s virus rates, claim Blackburn with Darwen Council leaders.

Polish woman shares surge testing message

Published at: Friday 11 June 2021 at 9:32 am

A Community Ambassador is supporting Blackburn with Darwen’s surge testing with videos in her native Polish.

Covid surge testing moves to Darwen

Published at: Thursday 10 June 2021 at 5:10 pm

As confirmed Covid cases rise in Darwen, Council engagement teams will take surge testing to the town from Friday 11 June.

Residents urged: take a test to help stop variant spread

Published at: Wednesday 2 June 2021 at 11:03 am

As rates of Covid cases rise across Blackburn with Darwen,  everyone who lives, works or studies in areas with BB1 and BB2 postcodes are strongly encouraged to take a COVID-19 PCR test, whether they are showing symptoms or not, to help track the spread of the latest Variant of Concern.

Blackburn CEO’s Covid-19 workplace testing call

Published at: Tuesday 20 April 2021 at 4:21 pm

A business employing over 250 staff says signing up to workplace Covid-19 testing is “a win-win”.