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Liverpool-based medical company, DAM Health UK, has launched the UK’s first 24-hour COVID-19 testing clinic to deal with a surge in demand for ‘fit to fly’ certificates ahead of the Christmas getaway.

The company, which specialises in medical equipment and COVID-19 testing, says demand for coronavirus tests from people travelling abroad, and from others travelling around the UK to join extended family bubbles during the temporary easing of COVID restrictions, is so great that it will now operate a 24-hour service from its Rodney Street clinic.

24-hour COVID-19 PCR tests will be available between now and Christmas Day. The company will also extend opening hours between Christmas and New Year’s Eve for people travelling overseas for end of year holidays.

An increase in domestic and international travel is expected between 23 and 27 December.

Tour operators are also reporting a rise in December holiday bookings. Most international destinations may require a negative COVID-19 PCR before entry and airlines are requiring proof of a negative test before allowing passengers to board flights.

The UK government advises against using the NHS test and trace service to get a test for international travel purposes. A number of private companies, including Liverpool’s DAM Health, are now helping to meet the demand for ‘fit to fly’ certificates.

Professor Frank Joseph, director at DAM Health UK, says: “We’re experiencing huge demand for testing at our Rodney Street clinic and for our home testing kits. There has been a significant increase in demand since the beginning of December.

“The demand is so great that we have taken the decision to offer 24 hour testing.  People are incredibly anxious to be tested and get the required documentation for travel.

“We are also getting more and more families coming to us who want the reassurance of a negative test result  before extending their bubbles during the temporary easing of restrictions.

“The government advises against using NHS testing for travel purposes so we’re expanding our capacity to help people get tests with same day results.”

DAM Health’s testing services are also being used by businesses across the UK as companies start to bring staff back into the workplace.

The company, which has offices in the Baltic Triangle and a clinic on Rodney Street, is also considering being one of the first private medical firms to offer COVID-19 vaccinations.

Appointments for DAM Health UK’s rapid COVID-19 Liverpool testing clinic can be made at www.dam-health.com or by calling 0151 640 0128

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