Coronavirus testing centre in Highlands closed after Covid-19 outbreak
Published: 11:59, 13 January 2021
| Updated: 11:59, 13 January 2021
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A coronavirus testing centre in Inverness has closed after some of its workforce contracted Covid-19.
Some workers at the site at Highland Council headquarters are self-isolating following the outbreak.
It is understood six of the workforce tested positive for Covid-19.
Mitie operates the facility for the UK government.
"Following a small number of employees testing positive for Covid-19, the decision was made to close the test centre in line with health and safety procedures," said a Mitie spokeswoman.
The site has been deep cleaned and reopened from 8am today.
There are other testing facilities in the city.