BRITISH Army personnel have been describing their experience working on the frontline of coronavirus testing at the Glasgow Airport facility.

On April 4, the 17-acre long-stay car park at the airport on Abbotsinch Road became a drive-through site to help in the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Initially it will only test front-line NHS workers and will be closed to the public.

NHS staff have up to five lanes available to access by appointment, where they will provide swab samples to be tested for Covid-19.

 

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Second Lieutenant Jamie Bamford, who was deployed with eight soldiers to the site, said: "The request came for military aid for civil authority (MACA) and as part of that we've been on stand by for the last couple of weeks.

"This section has now been mobilised, completed the training and now we are involved with the testing itself.

"This is something completely new for the soldiers... it seems to be an unusual duty for the soldiers, they seem to have taken to it well.

"It's a different challenge, something they have not dealt with before, but they will deal with it like they normally do in a very good fashion."

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